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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 897 · 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 gripper closes (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) it decides to turn (d) it plans the next move
  2. 2.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  3. 3.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  5. 5.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  6. 6.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) it drives on (b) it decides to turn (c) the controller reads it (d) the motors turn it
  7. 7.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) a buzzer beeps
  8. 8.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it drives on (d) the controller reads it
  9. 9.🔢 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
  10. 10.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the gripper closes (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a camera spots a wall (d) it compares two numbers
  12. 12.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  13. 13.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the program picks a path (b) a sensor checks distance (c) the gripper closes (d) a buzzer beeps
  14. 14.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the controller reads it (b) the motors turn it (c) the bumper is pressed (d) it decides to turn
  15. 15.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a crash (b) a loop (c) a battery (d) a gear
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) it compares two numbers (c) it decides to stop (d) a bumper is pressed
  17. 17.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) it decides to turn (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a gyro feels a turn
  19. 19.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  20. 20.🔢 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
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) the gripper closes (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) the arm lifts a box
  22. 22.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) it drives on (b) the motors turn it (c) the bumper is pressed (d) it decides to turn
  23. 23.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  24. 24.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  26. 26.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the battery (b) the sensors (c) the frame (d) the motors
  27. 27.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a buzzer beeps (c) a mic hears a clap (d) a gyro feels a turn
  29. 29.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → sense → think (b) act → think → sense (c) think → act → sense (d) sense → think → act
  30. 30.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a sensor reads light (c) the gripper closes (d) a bumper is pressed
  32. 32.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) an LED lights up (b) the program picks a path (c) a bumper is pressed (d) it counts the boxes
  33. 33.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the motors turn it (c) the controller reads it (d) it drives on
  34. 34.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the controller (b) the wheels (c) the frame (d) the bumper
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) it counts the boxes (c) it plans the next move (d) the program picks a path
  36. 36.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a camera spots a wall (c) the wheels spin (d) a gyro feels a turn
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) the wheels spin (c) the robot turns left (d) it plans the next move
  39. 39.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the wheels spin (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a sensor reads light

Answer key

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

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