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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 872 · 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.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  2. 2.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the frame (b) the battery (c) the sensors (d) the motors
  4. 4.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the controller (b) the frame (c) the bumper (d) the wheels
  5. 5.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the gripper closes (b) an LED lights up (c) a camera spots a wall (d) the arm lifts a box
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a sensor checks distance (d) an LED lights up
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a bumper is pressed (c) the wheels spin (d) a mic hears a clap
  8. 8.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🔢 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
  10. 10.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  11. 11.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → think → sense (b) act → sense → think (c) sense → think → act (d) think → act → sense
  13. 13.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) it drives on (b) the bumper is pressed (c) the motors turn it (d) the controller reads it
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a buzzer beeps (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a camera spots a wall
  16. 16.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the motors turn it (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it drives on (d) it decides to turn
  17. 17.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the sensors (b) the motors (c) the camera (d) the program
  18. 18.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a sensor reads light (c) the robot turns left (d) a camera spots a wall
  19. 19.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  21. 21.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “the motors turn it”? (a) it drives on (b) the motors turn it
  22. 22.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to stop (b) it decides to turn (c) it compares two numbers (d) a bumper is pressed
  23. 23.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  24. 24.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the wheels spin (b) it decides to turn (c) a sensor reads light (d) the arm lifts a box
  26. 26.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  27. 27.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a sensor reads light (c) the wheels spin (d) it plans the next move
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) a buzzer beeps (c) the robot turns left (d) a bumper is pressed
  31. 31.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) it drives on (b) the bumper is pressed (c) the motors turn it (d) it decides to turn
  32. 32.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a gear (b) a loop (c) a crash (d) a battery
  33. 33.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) the robot turns left (c) it compares two numbers (d) a sensor checks distance
  34. 34.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) it drives on (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it decides to turn (d) the controller reads it
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) it compares two numbers (d) a camera spots a wall
  36. 36.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  40. 40.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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