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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 914 · 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 a camera spots a wall, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) it counts the boxes (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a mic hears a clap
  3. 3.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “the motors turn it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the motors turn it
  4. 4.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the frame (b) the controller (c) the wheels (d) the bumper
  5. 5.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “the motors turn it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it drives on
  6. 6.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the camera (b) the motors (c) the sensors (d) the program
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) a bumper is pressed (c) an LED lights up (d) the wheels spin
  8. 8.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it decides to turn (b) a mic hears a clap (c) it compares two numbers (d) a buzzer beeps
  9. 9.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  11. 11.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “the controller reads it”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the controller reads it
  12. 12.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the battery (b) the frame (c) the motors (d) the sensors
  13. 13.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a gear (b) a loop (c) a crash (d) a battery
  14. 14.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a buzzer beeps (d) an LED lights up
  15. 15.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a bumper is pressed (c) the program picks a path (d) the gripper closes
  16. 16.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) it drives on (b) the motors turn it (c) it decides to turn (d) the bumper is pressed
  17. 17.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the program picks a path (b) a mic hears a clap (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a sensor checks distance
  18. 18.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a camera spots a wall (c) it plans the next move (d) a sensor reads light
  20. 20.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  21. 21.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  23. 23.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it decides to turn (d) it drives on
  24. 24.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) it decides to stop (c) the wheels spin (d) a sensor checks distance
  25. 25.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  26. 26.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “the motors turn it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the bumper is pressed
  27. 27.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  28. 28.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the gripper closes (b) an LED lights up (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a sensor reads light
  29. 29.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) it decides to turn (c) the program picks a path (d) a sensor checks distance
  31. 31.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) it decides to turn (b) the controller reads it (c) the motors turn it (d) it drives on
  33. 33.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  35. 35.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  36. 36.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  37. 37.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) the program picks a path (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) it counts the boxes
  39. 39.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) it decides to stop (c) a camera spots a wall (d) the robot turns left
  40. 40.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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