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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 798 · 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) the robot turns left (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a sensor checks distance
  2. 2.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the gripper closes (b) it compares two numbers (c) it decides to stop (d) a bumper is pressed
  3. 3.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the gripper closes (b) the robot turns left (c) it decides to stop (d) a buzzer beeps
  4. 4.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) it compares two numbers (c) it counts the boxes (d) the wheels spin
  5. 5.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “it drives on”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it drives on
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) a camera spots a wall (c) the wheels spin (d) the robot turns left
  7. 7.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the program picks a path (b) it compares two numbers (c) an LED lights up (d) a mic hears a clap
  8. 8.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → think → sense (b) act → sense → think (c) sense → think → act (d) think → act → sense
  9. 9.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the program picks a path (b) a sensor checks distance (c) it compares two numbers (d) the arm lifts a box
  11. 11.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the program (b) the camera (c) the sensors (d) the motors
  12. 12.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the frame (b) the bumper (c) the controller (d) the wheels
  13. 13.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “it decides to turn”? (a) it decides to turn (b) it drives on
  14. 14.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  15. 15.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  17. 17.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it decides to stop (b) it counts the boxes (c) the robot turns left (d) a mic hears a clap
  18. 18.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) it compares two numbers
  20. 20.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a battery (b) a gear (c) a crash (d) a loop
  23. 23.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it decides to turn (c) it drives on (d) the motors turn it
  24. 24.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) it plans the next move (d) the gripper closes
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) the gripper closes (c) it counts the boxes (d) it decides to stop
  29. 29.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  30. 30.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) the arm lifts a box (c) a mic hears a clap (d) an LED lights up
  32. 32.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  33. 33.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the motors turn it
  34. 34.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) a sensor reads light (c) the robot turns left (d) the wheels spin
  36. 36.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the controller reads it (b) the motors turn it (c) the bumper is pressed (d) it drives on
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) the arm lifts a box (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) a sensor reads light
  38. 38.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) the robot turns left (c) a sensor checks distance (d) the arm lifts a box
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) a bumper is pressed (c) the gripper closes (d) the robot turns left

Answer key

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

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