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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 795 · 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 acting? (a) the program picks a path (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a buzzer beeps (d) a bumper is pressed
  2. 2.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the motors (b) the camera (c) the sensors (d) the program
  3. 3.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the controller reads it
  5. 5.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “the motors turn it”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the motors turn it
  6. 6.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  7. 7.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the controller (b) the wheels (c) the frame (d) the bumper
  8. 8.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the frame (b) the battery (c) the sensors (d) the motors
  10. 10.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the controller reads it (b) it drives on (c) the bumper is pressed (d) it decides to turn
  11. 11.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it decides to turn (c) it drives on (d) the controller reads it
  12. 12.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) it compares two numbers (c) a mic hears a clap (d) the robot turns left
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) it decides to stop (c) it plans the next move (d) it counts the boxes
  14. 14.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) an LED lights up (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) it counts the boxes (d) it compares two numbers
  15. 15.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) sense → think → act (b) act → sense → think (c) act → think → sense (d) think → act → sense
  17. 17.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the controller reads it (c) it decides to turn (d) it drives on
  18. 18.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  19. 19.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the gripper closes (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a sensor reads light (d) it decides to turn
  21. 21.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the gripper closes (b) a buzzer beeps (c) a bumper is pressed (d) it decides to turn
  23. 23.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) the robot turns left (c) a sensor reads light (d) a bumper is pressed
  25. 25.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  28. 28.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) it plans the next move (c) a sensor reads light (d) the wheels spin
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to stop (b) it decides to turn (c) it plans the next move (d) a gyro feels a turn
  30. 30.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  31. 31.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a crash (b) a loop (c) a battery (d) a gear
  34. 34.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  35. 35.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) it counts the boxes (d) a bumper is pressed
  36. 36.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  37. 37.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it drives on (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the controller reads it
  39. 39.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  40. 40.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think

Answer key

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

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