← Sense, think, act lesson New set →

Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 912 · 40 questions
TalentJR

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.

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

Answer key

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

Free robotics lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/robotics-for-kids