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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 803 · 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) it counts the boxes (b) a sensor reads light (c) a buzzer beeps (d) it decides to stop
  2. 2.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it counts the boxes (b) it decides to stop (c) the wheels spin (d) it compares two numbers
  4. 4.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the wheels (b) the frame (c) the bumper (d) the controller
  6. 6.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the controller reads it (c) it decides to turn (d) it drives on
  7. 7.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it drives on (d) the motors turn it
  8. 8.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) the arm lifts a box (c) the gripper closes (d) the program picks a path
  9. 9.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  10. 10.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  11. 11.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the motors (b) the program (c) the sensors (d) the camera
  14. 14.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the robot turns left (b) it counts the boxes (c) a mic hears a clap (d) it decides to stop
  15. 15.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the gripper closes (b) a buzzer beeps (c) the program picks a path (d) a sensor checks distance
  16. 16.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  17. 17.🔢 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
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a sensor reads light (d) it plans the next move
  19. 19.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  20. 20.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “the motors turn it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the bumper is pressed
  21. 21.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “it drives on”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it drives on
  23. 23.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) it decides to turn (b) the controller reads it (c) it drives on (d) the bumper is pressed
  24. 24.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) the wheels spin (c) it decides to stop (d) a camera spots a wall
  25. 25.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  26. 26.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the gripper closes (b) a bumper is pressed (c) it decides to turn (d) it plans the next move
  27. 27.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it drives on (b) the motors turn it (c) the controller reads it (d) it decides to turn
  29. 29.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “it decides to turn”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the bumper is pressed
  30. 30.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  31. 31.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a gear (b) a loop (c) a crash (d) a battery
  32. 32.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) the arm lifts a box (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) it compares two numbers
  33. 33.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → think → sense (b) think → act → sense (c) act → sense → think (d) sense → think → act
  35. 35.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the sensors (b) the frame (c) the motors (d) the battery
  38. 38.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) it counts the boxes (c) it decides to turn (d) a sensor reads light
  40. 40.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a sensor checks distance (d) the program picks a path

Answer key

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

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