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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 858 · 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.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the controller reads it (c) the motors turn it (d) it drives on
  3. 3.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  4. 4.🔢 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
  5. 5.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  7. 7.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  8. 8.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the frame (b) the wheels (c) the bumper (d) the controller
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a camera spots a wall (d) it plans the next move
  11. 11.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it counts the boxes (b) the wheels spin (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a bumper is pressed
  12. 12.🔢 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
  13. 13.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) it compares two numbers (c) a bumper is pressed (d) it decides to stop
  14. 14.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) the arm lifts a box (c) the gripper closes (d) a sensor checks distance
  16. 16.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the program picks a path (b) a camera spots a wall (c) it compares two numbers (d) an LED lights up
  17. 17.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  18. 18.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the motors (b) the camera (c) the sensors (d) the program
  19. 19.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  20. 20.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) it drives on (b) the motors turn it (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the controller reads it
  21. 21.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the robot turns left (b) it plans the next move (c) it compares two numbers (d) a sensor reads light
  22. 22.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a gear (b) a loop (c) a crash (d) a battery
  23. 23.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) it drives on (b) it decides to turn (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the motors turn it
  24. 24.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “the controller reads it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it decides to turn
  25. 25.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the gripper closes (b) it decides to turn (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) it plans the next move
  26. 26.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the motors turn it (c) it drives on (d) the controller reads it
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to stop (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a sensor reads light (d) a bumper is pressed
  28. 28.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the program picks a path (b) the wheels spin (c) it counts the boxes (d) a mic hears a clap
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) the arm lifts a box (c) the gripper closes (d) the program picks a path
  30. 30.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it plans the next move (b) an LED lights up (c) the wheels spin (d) a sensor checks distance
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) it decides to turn (c) it compares two numbers (d) a mic hears a clap
  33. 33.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  35. 35.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the motors (b) the frame (c) the battery (d) the sensors
  36. 36.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) the robot turns left (c) an LED lights up (d) the wheels spin
  39. 39.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “the motors turn it”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the motors turn it

Answer key

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

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