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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 91 · 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 bumper is pressed” or “the motors turn it”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the motors turn it
  2. 2.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) think → act → sense (b) act → sense → think (c) act → think → sense (d) sense → think → act
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) it compares two numbers (c) it counts the boxes (d) a bumper is pressed
  4. 4.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it decides to turn (b) a bumper is pressed (c) the program picks a path (d) the robot turns left
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a sensor checks distance (d) the wheels spin
  6. 6.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the bumper is pressed
  7. 7.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a mic hears a clap (c) an LED lights up (d) the gripper closes
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a bumper is pressed (c) the program picks a path (d) a mic hears a clap
  10. 10.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the robot turns left (b) it counts the boxes (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) it decides to stop
  12. 12.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it counts the boxes (b) a mic hears a clap (c) the program picks a path (d) it decides to turn
  13. 13.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  14. 14.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) it counts the boxes (c) the program picks a path (d) a buzzer beeps
  15. 15.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a crash (b) a gear (c) a loop (d) a battery
  16. 16.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the motors turn it (b) it drives on (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the controller reads it
  17. 17.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the robot turns left (b) it counts the boxes (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) the arm lifts a box
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to stop (b) the arm lifts a box (c) the program picks a path (d) it counts the boxes
  19. 19.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the wheels (b) the frame (c) the bumper (d) the controller
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) it counts the boxes (d) a mic hears a clap
  21. 21.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “it decides to turn”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the bumper is pressed
  22. 22.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  23. 23.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  25. 25.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  26. 26.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it decides to turn (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a buzzer beeps (d) the program picks a path
  28. 28.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a sensor reads light (c) the arm lifts a box (d) it compares two numbers
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) the robot turns left (c) a buzzer beeps (d) a camera spots a wall
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to turn (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a sensor reads light (d) a sensor checks distance
  31. 31.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it decides to turn (b) the gripper closes (c) a mic hears a clap (d) a bumper is pressed
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to turn (b) the gripper closes (c) the program picks a path (d) it decides to stop
  33. 33.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it drives on (c) the controller reads it (d) it decides to turn
  34. 34.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it plans the next move (b) the robot turns left (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) a camera spots a wall
  35. 35.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “it drives on”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it drives on
  37. 37.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “the controller reads it”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the controller reads it
  38. 38.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a bumper is pressed (c) it compares two numbers (d) the arm lifts a box
  39. 39.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor reads light (b) an LED lights up (c) it counts the boxes (d) a sensor checks distance
  40. 40.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act

Answer key

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

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