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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 794 · 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.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  2. 2.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the bumper is pressed
  3. 3.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the motors (b) the battery (c) the frame (d) the sensors
  4. 4.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “it drives on”? (a) it drives on (b) the controller reads it
  5. 5.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the bumper (b) the frame (c) the controller (d) the wheels
  6. 6.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) it drives on (b) the controller reads it (c) the motors turn it (d) the bumper is pressed
  8. 8.🔢 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
  9. 9.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) it compares two numbers (c) it plans the next move (d) the gripper closes
  10. 10.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it counts the boxes (b) it compares two numbers (c) a sensor reads light (d) it plans the next move
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) it decides to turn (c) it decides to stop (d) a camera spots a wall
  12. 12.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  13. 13.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) the wheels spin (c) a camera spots a wall (d) it compares two numbers
  14. 14.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) the program picks a path (c) it compares two numbers (d) the arm lifts a box
  15. 15.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a sensor checks distance (c) the program picks a path (d) a bumper is pressed
  20. 20.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the controller reads it (c) it drives on (d) the motors turn it
  22. 22.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  24. 24.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it decides to turn (c) it drives on (d) the controller reads it
  25. 25.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  26. 26.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the gripper closes (b) the wheels spin (c) a bumper is pressed (d) the arm lifts a box
  28. 28.🔢 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
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) it decides to turn (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a sensor reads light
  30. 30.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  32. 32.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) the wheels spin (c) it decides to stop (d) a sensor reads light
  34. 34.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) it compares two numbers (c) the arm lifts a box (d) it counts the boxes
  35. 35.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it drives on (b) the bumper is pressed
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to stop (b) it plans the next move (c) a sensor checks distance (d) it compares two numbers
  37. 37.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) it plans the next move (c) the gripper closes (d) a mic hears a clap
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) it decides to turn (c) it plans the next move (d) it compares two numbers
  39. 39.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the motors turn it (c) it decides to turn (d) it drives on
  40. 40.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) it decides to turn (c) a bumper is pressed (d) the program picks a path

Answer key

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

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