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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 817 · 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 part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the frame (b) the wheels (c) the bumper (d) the controller
  2. 2.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) think → act → sense (b) act → sense → think (c) sense → think → act (d) act → think → sense
  3. 3.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  4. 4.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the controller reads it (b) it decides to turn (c) it drives on (d) the motors turn it
  5. 5.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a sensor reads light (c) a camera spots a wall (d) the arm lifts a box
  7. 7.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it decides to turn (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) the wheels spin
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) it decides to turn (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) a camera spots a wall
  9. 9.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a gear (b) a battery (c) a crash (d) a loop
  10. 10.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to turn (b) it decides to stop (c) it plans the next move (d) the wheels spin
  12. 12.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  13. 13.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it counts the boxes (b) the wheels spin (c) the robot turns left (d) an LED lights up
  15. 15.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  16. 16.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  17. 17.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the robot turns left (b) the wheels spin (c) it counts the boxes (d) a sensor checks distance
  18. 18.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) it counts the boxes (c) the program picks a path (d) a sensor checks distance
  20. 20.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  22. 22.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  23. 23.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) an LED lights up (b) the program picks a path (c) the wheels spin (d) the gripper closes
  24. 24.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the motors (b) the battery (c) the sensors (d) the frame
  26. 26.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the motors (b) the program (c) the sensors (d) the camera
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a bumper is pressed (d) it plans the next move
  28. 28.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it counts the boxes (b) the program picks a path (c) it compares two numbers (d) a gyro feels a turn
  30. 30.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the controller reads it (c) the motors turn it (d) it drives on
  31. 31.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the controller reads it (b) the motors turn it (c) the bumper is pressed (d) it drives on
  32. 32.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  33. 33.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “the controller reads it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it drives on
  34. 34.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) the robot turns left (c) a sensor reads light (d) a sensor checks distance
  35. 35.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the program picks a path (b) it compares two numbers (c) a bumper is pressed (d) it plans the next move
  36. 36.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) the program picks a path (c) a mic hears a clap (d) a sensor checks distance
  38. 38.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “the motors turn it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it decides to turn
  39. 39.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a sensor reads light (b) it counts the boxes (c) the robot turns left (d) it decides to stop
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a sensor checks distance (d) the gripper closes

Answer key

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

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