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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 864 · 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 controller (c) the bumper (d) the wheels
  2. 2.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  5. 5.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the program (b) the motors (c) the sensors (d) the camera
  6. 6.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  7. 7.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) it drives on (b) the controller reads it (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the motors turn it
  10. 10.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → think → sense (b) think → act → sense (c) sense → think → act (d) act → sense → think
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) it decides to turn (c) the wheels spin (d) the gripper closes
  12. 12.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “the controller reads it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the motors turn it
  13. 13.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the motors (b) the frame (c) the battery (d) the sensors
  14. 14.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “it decides to turn”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the controller reads it
  15. 15.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the motors turn it (b) it drives on (c) it decides to turn (d) the bumper is pressed
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) the program picks a path (c) it plans the next move (d) it compares two numbers
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) it decides to stop (c) a sensor reads light (d) a gyro feels a turn
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) the gripper closes (c) a sensor reads light (d) a mic hears a clap
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) it plans the next move (c) it decides to stop (d) a camera spots a wall
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a sensor reads light (d) a buzzer beeps
  22. 22.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  23. 23.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a buzzer beeps (c) an LED lights up (d) the arm lifts a box
  25. 25.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) the robot turns left (c) it counts the boxes (d) a bumper is pressed
  27. 27.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  28. 28.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “the controller reads it”? (a) it drives on (b) the controller reads it
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) the robot turns left (c) the gripper closes (d) a buzzer beeps
  31. 31.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) it compares two numbers (c) it plans the next move (d) the program picks a path
  33. 33.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  34. 34.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  35. 35.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  36. 36.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) it decides to turn (b) it drives on (c) the controller reads it (d) the bumper is pressed
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) it decides to stop (c) it compares two numbers (d) the program picks a path
  38. 38.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the robot turns left (b) it compares two numbers (c) the program picks a path (d) a camera spots a wall
  39. 39.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a sensor checks distance (c) the wheels spin (d) a mic hears a clap
  40. 40.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it counts the boxes (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) it decides to stop (d) a buzzer beeps

Answer key

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

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