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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 878 · 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 controller reads it” or “it decides to turn”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the controller reads it
  2. 2.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) it decides to stop (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) it compares two numbers
  4. 4.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it drives on (c) the bumper is pressed (d) it decides to turn
  5. 5.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a sensor checks distance (d) it plans the next move
  7. 7.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  8. 8.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the gripper closes (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a sensor reads light (d) it decides to turn
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) a sensor reads light
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) the gripper closes (c) the program picks a path (d) an LED lights up
  11. 11.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a sensor reads light (c) a buzzer beeps (d) the robot turns left
  13. 13.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  14. 14.🔢 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
  15. 15.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a crash (b) a battery (c) a gear (d) a loop
  16. 16.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) it counts the boxes (c) the wheels spin (d) it decides to turn
  17. 17.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) it counts the boxes (c) the program picks a path (d) it plans the next move
  19. 19.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  20. 20.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  21. 21.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the wheels (b) the frame (c) the bumper (d) the controller
  22. 22.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) it decides to turn (b) the bumper is pressed (c) the motors turn it (d) it drives on
  23. 23.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to stop (b) a sensor checks distance (c) it plans the next move (d) the gripper closes
  25. 25.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to stop (b) a buzzer beeps (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a camera spots a wall
  26. 26.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a mic hears a clap (c) the robot turns left (d) the program picks a path
  27. 27.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to turn (b) it compares two numbers (c) a buzzer beeps (d) it decides to stop
  29. 29.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) the robot turns left (c) the program picks a path (d) the gripper closes
  30. 30.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the camera (b) the motors (c) the program (d) the sensors
  33. 33.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “the controller reads it”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the controller reads it
  34. 34.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the gripper closes (b) it counts the boxes (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) the wheels spin
  36. 36.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) it decides to turn (c) it plans the next move (d) the robot turns left
  39. 39.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a mic hears a clap (c) it decides to turn (d) a bumper is pressed
  40. 40.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense

Answer key

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

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