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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 86 · 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 acting? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a sensor reads light (c) an LED lights up (d) it counts the boxes
  2. 2.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) the wheels spin (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a sensor reads light
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) the wheels spin (c) the robot turns left (d) the gripper closes
  5. 5.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the robot turns left (b) the program picks a path (c) it counts the boxes (d) a camera spots a wall
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) it decides to turn (c) the program picks a path (d) a gyro feels a turn
  7. 7.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  8. 8.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) a bumper is pressed (c) the arm lifts a box (d) the robot turns left
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a mic hears a clap (d) a sensor checks distance
  11. 11.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  12. 12.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) the program picks a path (c) it counts the boxes (d) the wheels spin
  14. 14.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → sense → think (b) think → act → sense (c) act → think → sense (d) sense → think → act
  15. 15.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  16. 16.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the wheels (b) the frame (c) the bumper (d) the controller
  17. 17.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) it decides to turn (b) it drives on (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the controller reads it
  18. 18.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the camera (b) the program (c) the sensors (d) the motors
  19. 19.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  20. 20.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  21. 21.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the gripper closes (b) a mic hears a clap (c) it plans the next move (d) it compares two numbers
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) it compares two numbers (c) it decides to stop (d) it decides to turn
  23. 23.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it drives on (c) the controller reads it (d) the motors turn it
  24. 24.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) it drives on (b) it decides to turn (c) the controller reads it (d) the motors turn it
  25. 25.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it plans the next move (b) a bumper is pressed (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a mic hears a clap
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a sensor reads light
  27. 27.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to stop (b) it compares two numbers (c) a sensor checks distance (d) it decides to turn
  28. 28.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  29. 29.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🔢 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
  31. 31.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a bumper is pressed (c) it counts the boxes (d) a buzzer beeps
  32. 32.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the gripper closes (b) it decides to stop (c) it decides to turn (d) a bumper is pressed
  35. 35.🔢 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
  36. 36.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  39. 39.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  40. 40.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the wheels spin (b) a sensor reads light (c) it plans the next move (d) it counts the boxes

Answer key

  1. an LED lights up
  2. False
  3. the wheels spin
  4. a camera spots a wall
  5. the robot turns left
  6. a gyro feels a turn
  7. act
  8. False
  9. a bumper is pressed
  10. a buzzer beeps
  11. act
  12. False
  13. the wheels spin
  14. sense → think → act
  15. sense
  16. the controller
  17. it drives on
  18. the motors
  19. act
  20. think
  21. a mic hears a clap
  22. the gripper closes
  23. the motors turn it
  24. it drives on
  25. it plans the next move
  26. it plans the next move
  27. a sensor checks distance
  28. think
  29. False
  30. the motors turn it
  31. a buzzer beeps
  32. False
  33. False
  34. a bumper is pressed
  35. the bumper is pressed
  36. False
  37. False
  38. sense
  39. think
  40. a sensor reads light

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