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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 785 · 40 questions
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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.

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

Answer key

  1. it counts the boxes
  2. a sensor checks distance
  3. the bumper is pressed
  4. a loop
  5. it decides to turn
  6. act
  7. a gyro feels a turn
  8. True
  9. it compares two numbers
  10. the motors turn it
  11. True
  12. the controller reads it
  13. it decides to stop
  14. False
  15. the motors turn it
  16. sense
  17. the arm lifts a box
  18. False
  19. act
  20. think
  21. the sensors
  22. False
  23. the gripper closes
  24. a buzzer beeps
  25. think
  26. sense
  27. a sensor reads light
  28. it decides to turn
  29. the bumper is pressed
  30. the gripper closes
  31. the robot turns left
  32. think
  33. the program picks a path
  34. a sensor checks distance
  35. a bumper is pressed
  36. a camera spots a wall
  37. a sensor reads light
  38. True
  39. the controller
  40. it decides to turn

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