← Sense, think, act lesson New set →

Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 764 · 40 questions
TalentJR

Robot tip (The robot loop): Sense = taking in information with sensors (touch, light, sound, distance, camera). Think = the controller running the program and deciding. Act = doing something: motors move, a gripper grips, a buzzer beeps, a light shines. Then the loop starts again.

NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
  1. 1.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the program picks a path (b) it decides to stop (c) it plans the next move (d) an LED lights up
  2. 2.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) a buzzer beeps (c) the arm lifts a box (d) it decides to stop
  4. 4.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a loop (b) a crash (c) a gear (d) a battery
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) the arm lifts a box (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a sensor reads light
  6. 6.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the frame (b) the sensors (c) the motors (d) the battery
  7. 7.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  8. 8.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  9. 9.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a buzzer beeps (c) a sensor reads light (d) the program picks a path
  10. 10.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the motors turn it (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it drives on (d) it decides to turn
  11. 11.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “the motors turn it”? (a) it drives on (b) the motors turn it
  12. 12.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  13. 13.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the frame (b) the bumper (c) the controller (d) the wheels
  14. 14.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “it decides to turn”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it decides to turn
  15. 15.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  16. 16.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a camera spots a wall (c) it decides to turn (d) a sensor reads light
  18. 18.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  19. 19.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “the controller reads it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the controller reads it
  21. 21.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the controller reads it (c) it drives on (d) it decides to turn
  23. 23.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it counts the boxes (b) it compares two numbers (c) the program picks a path (d) the gripper closes
  25. 25.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it decides to stop (b) it plans the next move (c) it compares two numbers (d) the gripper closes
  27. 27.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “it decides to turn”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the motors turn it
  28. 28.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a buzzer beeps (c) it compares two numbers (d) a sensor reads light
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) the gripper closes (c) an LED lights up (d) the program picks a path
  30. 30.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  32. 32.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) the gripper closes (c) an LED lights up (d) a buzzer beeps
  34. 34.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it compares two numbers (b) the arm lifts a box (c) it plans the next move (d) the program picks a path
  35. 35.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “the controller reads it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it drives on
  36. 36.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the program picks a path (b) the gripper closes (c) a bumper is pressed (d) the wheels spin
  38. 38.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the camera (b) the motors (c) the sensors (d) the program
  39. 39.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  40. 40.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the controller reads it (c) it drives on (d) the bumper is pressed

Answer key

  1. an LED lights up
  2. False
  3. it decides to stop
  4. a loop
  5. the arm lifts a box
  6. the sensors
  7. sense
  8. think
  9. the program picks a path
  10. the bumper is pressed
  11. the motors turn it
  12. sense
  13. the controller
  14. the bumper is pressed
  15. think
  16. False
  17. it decides to turn
  18. sense
  19. True
  20. the controller reads it
  21. False
  22. the controller reads it
  23. True
  24. the gripper closes
  25. False
  26. the gripper closes
  27. it decides to turn
  28. a buzzer beeps
  29. the program picks a path
  30. False
  31. sense
  32. True
  33. a camera spots a wall
  34. the arm lifts a box
  35. the controller reads it
  36. True
  37. a bumper is pressed
  38. the motors
  39. act
  40. it drives on

Free robotics lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/robotics-for-kids