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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 92 · 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 motors turn it” or “it drives on”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it drives on
  2. 2.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) it counts the boxes (c) a sensor checks distance (d) the gripper closes
  3. 3.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  4. 4.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  5. 5.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the motors turn it (b) the controller reads it (c) the bumper is pressed (d) it drives on
  6. 6.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) the wheels spin (c) a sensor checks distance (d) it plans the next move
  7. 7.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it decides to stop (b) it plans the next move (c) an LED lights up (d) a sensor checks distance
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) an LED lights up (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a sensor checks distance
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a sensor checks distance (c) it decides to stop (d) a gyro feels a turn
  10. 10.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it counts the boxes (b) it decides to turn (c) it plans the next move (d) a gyro feels a turn
  11. 11.🔢 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
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to stop (b) the arm lifts a box (c) it plans the next move (d) it decides to turn
  13. 13.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the wheels (b) the controller (c) the frame (d) the bumper
  14. 14.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it decides to stop (b) a mic hears a clap (c) it decides to turn (d) the arm lifts a box
  15. 15.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) an LED lights up (b) it counts the boxes (c) a camera spots a wall (d) it compares two numbers
  17. 17.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) an LED lights up (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) the gripper closes
  19. 19.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) an LED lights up (b) it decides to stop (c) a camera spots a wall (d) a sensor checks distance
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a sensor checks distance (c) it decides to turn (d) a gyro feels a turn
  21. 21.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it drives on (c) it decides to turn (d) the bumper is pressed
  22. 22.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “the motors turn it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the controller reads it
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a buzzer beeps (c) the robot turns left (d) it plans the next move
  25. 25.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it drives on (b) the controller reads it (c) it decides to turn (d) the motors turn it
  26. 26.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  27. 27.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  28. 28.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it compares two numbers (b) it decides to stop (c) the program picks a path (d) the robot turns left
  29. 29.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “the motors turn it”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the motors turn it
  30. 30.🔢 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 decides to turn (d) the bumper is pressed
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) it compares two numbers (c) it plans the next move (d) it decides to turn
  32. 32.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it drives on (b) the bumper is pressed
  33. 33.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the controller reads it (c) it drives on (d) the motors turn it
  35. 35.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it counts the boxes (b) it decides to turn (c) the gripper closes (d) a camera spots a wall
  36. 36.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) the gripper closes (d) a bumper is pressed
  39. 39.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  40. 40.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think

Answer key

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

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