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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 933 · 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, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) it decides to turn (b) it drives on (c) the controller reads it (d) the bumper is pressed
  2. 2.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a sensor reads light (b) it decides to turn (c) the robot turns left (d) it decides to stop
  3. 3.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  4. 4.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it counts the boxes (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a buzzer beeps (d) it decides to turn
  5. 5.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the frame (b) the motors (c) the battery (d) the sensors
  6. 6.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the motors (b) the camera (c) the sensors (d) the program
  8. 8.🔢 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
  9. 9.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a crash (b) a battery (c) a gear (d) a loop
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) it decides to stop (c) it decides to turn (d) the program picks a path
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) it decides to stop (c) it counts the boxes (d) a sensor checks distance
  12. 12.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  14. 14.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  15. 15.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to stop (b) it decides to turn (c) it counts the boxes (d) a sensor reads light
  17. 17.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  18. 18.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the controller (b) the wheels (c) the bumper (d) the frame
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) the gripper closes (c) an LED lights up (d) it decides to turn
  20. 20.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  21. 21.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it drives on
  22. 22.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  23. 23.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) it drives on (b) the bumper is pressed (c) the controller reads it (d) the motors turn it
  24. 24.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “it drives on”? (a) it drives on (b) the controller reads it
  25. 25.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  26. 26.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the program picks a path (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) it counts the boxes (d) it decides to turn
  27. 27.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the controller reads it (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it drives on (d) it decides to turn
  30. 30.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  31. 31.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the wheels spin (b) the program picks a path (c) it plans the next move (d) a sensor checks distance
  32. 32.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  35. 35.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a buzzer beeps (c) a bumper is pressed (d) it counts the boxes
  36. 36.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it decides to turn (c) it drives on (d) the bumper is pressed
  37. 37.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  39. 39.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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