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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 788 · 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 of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the gripper closes (b) a sensor reads light (c) it plans the next move (d) it compares two numbers
  2. 2.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the motors (b) the sensors (c) the battery (d) the frame
  3. 3.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the gripper closes (b) it plans the next move (c) it counts the boxes (d) the program picks a path
  5. 5.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) the robot turns left (c) it counts the boxes (d) an LED lights up
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a camera spots a wall (c) the robot turns left (d) a gyro feels a turn
  8. 8.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a buzzer beeps (d) a sensor checks distance
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) it compares two numbers (d) a mic hears a clap
  12. 12.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the robot turns left (b) it plans the next move (c) a sensor reads light (d) the wheels spin
  13. 13.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) it counts the boxes (c) it compares two numbers (d) a bumper is pressed
  14. 14.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a bumper is pressed (d) it decides to stop
  16. 16.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) the program picks a path (c) a sensor reads light (d) a camera spots a wall
  18. 18.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → think → sense (b) act → sense → think (c) think → act → sense (d) sense → think → act
  19. 19.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “the motors turn it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the motors turn it
  20. 20.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the camera (b) the sensors (c) the program (d) the motors
  21. 21.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  22. 22.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a gear (b) a crash (c) a battery (d) a loop
  23. 23.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  24. 24.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) it compares two numbers (c) the robot turns left (d) the program picks a path
  25. 25.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  26. 26.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it compares two numbers (b) it decides to turn (c) the wheels spin (d) a camera spots a wall
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) the wheels spin (c) the program picks a path (d) the robot turns left
  28. 28.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it compares two numbers (b) the robot turns left (c) a mic hears a clap (d) a sensor reads light
  29. 29.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it plans the next move (b) it decides to turn (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) it counts the boxes
  30. 30.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) the gripper closes (c) a mic hears a clap (d) the robot turns left
  32. 32.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  34. 34.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the bumper is pressed
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) a sensor checks distance (c) the program picks a path (d) it decides to turn
  37. 37.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the controller reads it (b) it decides to turn (c) the bumper is pressed (d) it drives on
  39. 39.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  40. 40.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think

Answer key

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

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