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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 887 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a sensor checks distance (d) the robot turns left
  2. 2.🔢 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 motors turn it (d) the controller reads it
  3. 3.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  5. 5.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the sensors (b) the motors (c) the camera (d) the program
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) the wheels spin (c) a camera spots a wall (d) a bumper is pressed
  7. 7.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “it decides to turn”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it decides to turn
  8. 8.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the controller reads it (b) it drives on (c) it decides to turn (d) the bumper is pressed
  9. 9.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a battery (b) a crash (c) a loop (d) a gear
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a sensor checks distance (d) the arm lifts a box
  11. 11.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a mic hears a clap (d) it decides to stop
  12. 12.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the frame (b) the wheels (c) the bumper (d) the controller
  13. 13.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  14. 14.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  15. 15.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  17. 17.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the frame (b) the sensors (c) the battery (d) the motors
  18. 18.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  19. 19.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  20. 20.🔢 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
  21. 21.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → sense → think (b) act → think → sense (c) think → act → sense (d) sense → think → act
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) the gripper closes (c) the robot turns left (d) it compares two numbers
  24. 24.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to stop (b) it compares two numbers (c) it counts the boxes (d) the gripper closes
  26. 26.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  27. 27.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it decides to turn
  28. 28.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  30. 30.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it decides to stop (b) it plans the next move (c) it decides to turn (d) the arm lifts a box
  31. 31.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it decides to stop (b) the robot turns left (c) a mic hears a clap (d) a sensor reads light
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a sensor reads light (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) the program picks a path
  35. 35.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the program picks a path (b) a buzzer beeps (c) it plans the next move (d) a mic hears a clap
  37. 37.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the program picks a path (b) it compares two numbers (c) a sensor checks distance (d) the robot turns left
  38. 38.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  39. 39.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think

Answer key

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

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