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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 892 · 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 motors turn it” or “it decides to turn”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it decides to turn
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a buzzer beeps (d) a sensor reads light
  3. 3.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the wheels spin (b) a camera spots a wall (c) the program picks a path (d) a mic hears a clap
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a bumper is pressed
  5. 5.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  6. 6.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  8. 8.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) a sensor reads light (c) an LED lights up (d) the gripper closes
  9. 9.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  10. 10.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the controller (b) the frame (c) the bumper (d) the wheels
  12. 12.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to turn (b) the gripper closes (c) it counts the boxes (d) a sensor checks distance
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) it decides to turn (c) a sensor checks distance (d) it decides to stop
  14. 14.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) it decides to turn (b) the controller reads it (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the motors turn it
  15. 15.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the sensors (b) the frame (c) the battery (d) the motors
  16. 16.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the bumper is pressed
  17. 17.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) it plans the next move (c) an LED lights up (d) it decides to turn
  20. 20.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a battery (b) a loop (c) a crash (d) a gear
  21. 21.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to stop (b) the gripper closes (c) it decides to turn (d) the program picks a path
  23. 23.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) it compares two numbers (c) the robot turns left (d) the arm lifts a box
  24. 24.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) it plans the next move (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a sensor checks distance
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a sensor reads light (c) the wheels spin (d) a gyro feels a turn
  26. 26.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the sensors (b) the program (c) the camera (d) the motors
  27. 27.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) it decides to turn (b) it drives on (c) the controller reads it (d) the bumper is pressed
  28. 28.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) it drives on (b) it decides to turn (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the motors turn it
  29. 29.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) sense → think → act (b) think → act → sense (c) act → think → sense (d) act → sense → think
  32. 32.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a sensor reads light (c) a sensor checks distance (d) it counts the boxes
  33. 33.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it drives on (d) the motors turn it
  35. 35.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  36. 36.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a sensor reads light (c) it decides to turn (d) the robot turns left
  37. 37.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the motors turn it
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a sensor checks distance (c) it plans the next move (d) a sensor reads light
  39. 39.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the program picks a path (b) a buzzer beeps (c) it decides to stop (d) a gyro feels a turn
  40. 40.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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