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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 793 · 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) the wheels spin (b) a buzzer beeps (c) a camera spots a wall (d) the robot turns left
  2. 2.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “it decides to turn”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it decides to turn
  3. 3.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to stop (b) it counts the boxes (c) a buzzer beeps (d) the program picks a path
  5. 5.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “the motors turn it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the controller reads it
  6. 6.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  7. 7.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a mic hears a clap (c) the wheels spin (d) it decides to turn
  8. 8.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the gripper closes (b) it decides to stop (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a sensor reads light
  9. 9.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  10. 10.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) think → act → sense (b) act → think → sense (c) act → sense → think (d) sense → think → act
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) the program picks a path (c) a sensor reads light (d) a gyro feels a turn
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) it decides to turn (c) an LED lights up (d) it compares two numbers
  13. 13.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the controller reads it (b) the motors turn it (c) it decides to turn (d) the bumper is pressed
  14. 14.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to stop (b) it plans the next move (c) a mic hears a clap (d) it compares two numbers
  15. 15.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the gripper closes (b) it decides to stop (c) an LED lights up (d) a sensor reads light
  17. 17.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the battery (b) the motors (c) the sensors (d) the frame
  18. 18.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) an LED lights up (b) it counts the boxes (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a camera spots a wall
  19. 19.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor reads light (b) the arm lifts a box (c) the program picks a path (d) a bumper is pressed
  20. 20.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  21. 21.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it decides to stop (b) the program picks a path (c) the robot turns left (d) a sensor reads light
  23. 23.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a battery (b) a gear (c) a crash (d) a loop
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it counts the boxes (b) the wheels spin (c) it plans the next move (d) it compares two numbers
  25. 25.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “the controller reads it”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the controller reads it
  28. 28.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  29. 29.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the wheels (b) the frame (c) the controller (d) the bumper
  30. 30.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  31. 31.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a buzzer beeps (c) it counts the boxes (d) the program picks a path
  32. 32.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) it compares two numbers (c) an LED lights up (d) a gyro feels a turn
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) an LED lights up (c) a mic hears a clap (d) the gripper closes
  35. 35.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “the controller reads it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the bumper is pressed
  36. 36.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  37. 37.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “the controller reads it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the motors turn it
  39. 39.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) it decides to turn (c) it compares two numbers (d) a sensor reads light

Answer key

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

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