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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 859 · 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 sensor checks distance (b) the arm lifts a box (c) it decides to stop (d) an LED lights up
  2. 2.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → think → sense (b) act → sense → think (c) think → act → sense (d) sense → think → act
  3. 3.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  4. 4.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the motors turn it (b) the controller reads it (c) it drives on (d) the bumper is pressed
  5. 5.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) it decides to stop (c) the program picks a path (d) a camera spots a wall
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) the wheels spin (d) a bumper is pressed
  8. 8.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  9. 9.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) it decides to turn (b) it drives on (c) the motors turn it (d) the bumper is pressed
  10. 10.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the controller reads it
  11. 11.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the motors (b) the camera (c) the program (d) the sensors
  12. 12.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the robot turns left (b) a camera spots a wall (c) it plans the next move (d) a sensor checks distance
  13. 13.🔢 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
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) an LED lights up (c) the gripper closes (d) the wheels spin
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a camera spots a wall (c) the gripper closes (d) a mic hears a clap
  16. 16.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it plans the next move (b) a sensor reads light (c) the wheels spin (d) the gripper closes
  17. 17.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  18. 18.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  19. 19.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the program picks a path (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) the gripper closes (d) the arm lifts a box
  21. 21.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the bumper is pressed
  22. 22.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) the robot turns left (c) it decides to stop (d) the wheels spin
  23. 23.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it drives on (d) the motors turn it
  24. 24.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  26. 26.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the frame (b) the motors (c) the sensors (d) the battery
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a buzzer beeps (c) an LED lights up (d) a camera spots a wall
  28. 28.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  29. 29.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) a buzzer beeps
  33. 33.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) it compares two numbers (c) a camera spots a wall (d) a sensor checks distance
  35. 35.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the wheels spin (b) an LED lights up (c) it counts the boxes (d) a sensor reads light
  38. 38.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  39. 39.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it decides to stop (b) an LED lights up (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) a bumper is pressed
  40. 40.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think

Answer key

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

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