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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 896 · 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.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it decides to turn (b) it decides to stop (c) it counts the boxes (d) the wheels spin
  3. 3.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it drives on (c) the motors turn it (d) the bumper is pressed
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) a buzzer beeps (c) it decides to stop (d) the gripper closes
  5. 5.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it counts the boxes (b) it decides to stop (c) it plans the next move (d) the wheels spin
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a mic hears a clap (d) it decides to turn
  8. 8.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the controller (b) the frame (c) the wheels (d) the bumper
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) a bumper is pressed (c) the arm lifts a box (d) the robot turns left
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) an LED lights up
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) it compares two numbers (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a sensor reads light
  12. 12.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a sensor reads light (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a buzzer beeps
  14. 14.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  15. 15.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the controller reads it (b) the motors turn it (c) it drives on (d) the bumper is pressed
  16. 16.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a battery (b) a crash (c) a gear (d) a loop
  17. 17.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “it drives on”? (a) it decides to turn (b) it drives on
  18. 18.🔢 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
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) the gripper closes (c) the robot turns left (d) a gyro feels a turn
  20. 20.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  21. 21.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it decides to stop (b) a mic hears a clap (c) the program picks a path (d) the gripper closes
  23. 23.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) an LED lights up (c) a bumper is pressed (d) it compares two numbers
  24. 24.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it counts the boxes (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a camera spots a wall (d) the wheels spin
  25. 25.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (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 controller reads it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it decides to turn
  28. 28.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the program (b) the motors (c) the camera (d) the sensors
  29. 29.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) an LED lights up (b) the wheels spin (c) it compares two numbers (d) a gyro feels a turn
  31. 31.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the frame (b) the battery (c) the motors (d) the sensors
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a buzzer beeps (c) an LED lights up (d) the arm lifts a box
  33. 33.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  36. 36.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “the controller reads it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the bumper is pressed
  37. 37.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “it drives on”? (a) it drives on (b) the controller reads it
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) the gripper closes (c) the wheels spin (d) a sensor checks distance
  39. 39.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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