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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 862 · 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.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “the controller reads it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the bumper is pressed
  2. 2.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a mic hears a clap (c) it decides to stop (d) the gripper closes
  3. 3.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  4. 4.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  5. 5.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “the controller reads it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the controller reads it
  8. 8.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  9. 9.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) a sensor reads light (c) it decides to turn (d) it plans the next move
  11. 11.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  12. 12.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a gear (b) a battery (c) a crash (d) a loop
  13. 13.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the motors (b) the sensors (c) the camera (d) the program
  14. 14.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  15. 15.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  16. 16.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  17. 17.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the motors turn it (c) it decides to turn (d) it drives on
  18. 18.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the controller reads it (c) it drives on (d) it decides to turn
  19. 19.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  20. 20.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) it decides to turn (b) the controller reads it (c) it drives on (d) the motors turn it
  21. 21.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the frame (b) the bumper (c) the controller (d) the wheels
  22. 22.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) the arm lifts a box (c) a sensor reads light (d) it decides to stop
  23. 23.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🔢 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
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) it decides to stop (d) a sensor checks distance
  26. 26.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) it counts the boxes (c) a buzzer beeps (d) the gripper closes
  28. 28.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it plans the next move (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a bumper is pressed (d) the wheels spin
  29. 29.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “it drives on”? (a) it decides to turn (b) it drives on
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a buzzer beeps (c) the robot turns left (d) the wheels spin
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) the program picks a path (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a bumper is pressed
  32. 32.🔢 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
  33. 33.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) the arm lifts a box (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) an LED lights up
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) it decides to turn (c) it counts the boxes (d) the robot turns left
  36. 36.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  37. 37.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the sensors (b) the battery (c) the motors (d) the frame
  38. 38.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a sensor reads light (d) the arm lifts a box
  40. 40.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act

Answer key

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

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