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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 876 · 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 sensing? (a) the robot turns left (b) a camera spots a wall (c) it compares two numbers (d) a buzzer beeps
  2. 2.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  3. 3.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the wheels (b) the controller (c) the frame (d) the bumper
  5. 5.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) it drives on (b) the motors turn it (c) the bumper is pressed (d) it decides to turn
  6. 6.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it decides to turn (c) it drives on (d) the bumper is pressed
  7. 7.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) think → act → sense (b) act → think → sense (c) act → sense → think (d) sense → think → act
  10. 10.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it decides to turn (b) it drives on (c) the controller reads it (d) the motors turn it
  12. 12.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it drives on (d) it decides to turn
  13. 13.🔢 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
  14. 14.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) it counts the boxes (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) a sensor reads light
  16. 16.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the wheels spin (b) it compares two numbers (c) the robot turns left (d) a sensor checks distance
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a mic hears a clap (d) a buzzer beeps
  18. 18.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  20. 20.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a sensor reads light (c) the robot turns left (d) it decides to stop
  22. 22.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the program picks a path (b) a bumper is pressed (c) the robot turns left (d) a sensor checks distance
  23. 23.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  24. 24.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it compares two numbers (b) it decides to stop (c) it plans the next move (d) a sensor checks distance
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a bumper is pressed (d) the wheels spin
  26. 26.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a bumper is pressed (c) the gripper closes (d) a gyro feels a turn
  29. 29.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it decides to turn (b) the wheels spin (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a camera spots a wall
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a mic hears a clap (d) a bumper is pressed
  31. 31.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the wheels spin (b) a camera spots a wall (c) it plans the next move (d) a mic hears a clap
  32. 32.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the sensors (b) the frame (c) the battery (d) the motors
  33. 33.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  34. 34.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) the gripper closes (c) the program picks a path (d) it compares two numbers
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) it decides to stop (c) a sensor checks distance (d) it compares two numbers
  36. 36.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  37. 37.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a loop (b) a battery (c) a gear (d) a crash
  38. 38.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  39. 39.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the wheels spin (b) it counts the boxes (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) it plans the next move
  40. 40.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “it decides to turn”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it decides to turn

Answer key

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

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