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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 812 · 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 thinking (deciding)? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a mic hears a clap (c) it counts the boxes (d) the robot turns left
  2. 2.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  3. 3.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  7. 7.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) it plans the next move (c) the gripper closes (d) it compares two numbers
  8. 8.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the motors (b) the frame (c) the sensors (d) the battery
  10. 10.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the motors turn it (b) the controller reads it (c) it drives on (d) the bumper is pressed
  11. 11.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) the gripper closes (d) a sensor reads light
  13. 13.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  14. 14.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) it decides to turn (b) the motors turn it (c) it drives on (d) the controller reads it
  15. 15.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  16. 16.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “it drives on”? (a) it drives on (b) the bumper is pressed
  17. 17.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the robot turns left (b) a bumper is pressed (c) it plans the next move (d) it decides to stop
  18. 18.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “it drives on”? (a) it drives on (b) it decides to turn
  20. 20.🔢 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
  21. 21.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a crash (b) a battery (c) a loop (d) a gear
  22. 22.🔢 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
  23. 23.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) it decides to turn (c) it compares two numbers (d) a buzzer beeps
  25. 25.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a sensor checks distance (c) it decides to stop (d) it plans the next move
  27. 27.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the robot turns left (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) the wheels spin (d) it plans the next move
  28. 28.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  29. 29.🔢 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
  30. 30.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the camera (b) the motors (c) the program (d) the sensors
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to turn (b) it compares two numbers (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) it counts the boxes
  32. 32.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the robot turns left (b) a buzzer beeps (c) the program picks a path (d) a sensor reads light
  33. 33.🔢 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) it decides to turn (d) the controller reads it
  34. 34.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it decides to turn (c) it drives on (d) the bumper is pressed
  35. 35.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) a sensor reads light (c) it decides to turn (d) a camera spots a wall
  36. 36.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  37. 37.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  38. 38.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  39. 39.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a camera spots a wall
  40. 40.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) the robot turns left (d) a camera spots a wall

Answer key

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

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