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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 936 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) the program picks a path (c) it plans the next move (d) the gripper closes
  2. 2.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) it decides to turn (b) the bumper is pressed (c) the controller reads it (d) the motors turn it
  3. 3.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the wheels spin (b) the gripper closes (c) an LED lights up (d) it counts the boxes
  4. 4.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a loop (b) a gear (c) a battery (d) a crash
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a camera spots a wall (d) it compares two numbers
  6. 6.🔢 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
  7. 7.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  8. 8.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the gripper closes (b) the wheels spin (c) the robot turns left (d) the program picks a path
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a bumper is pressed (c) the wheels spin (d) a buzzer beeps
  10. 10.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to turn (b) it plans the next move (c) it counts the boxes (d) a buzzer beeps
  12. 12.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “the motors turn it”? (a) it drives on (b) the motors turn it
  13. 13.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it compares two numbers (b) the robot turns left (c) a camera spots a wall (d) a gyro feels a turn
  14. 14.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the program (b) the sensors (c) the camera (d) the motors
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) it counts the boxes (c) it decides to stop (d) a gyro feels a turn
  16. 16.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the controller (b) the bumper (c) the frame (d) the wheels
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) an LED lights up (c) a camera spots a wall (d) a mic hears a clap
  18. 18.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → think → sense (b) sense → think → act (c) act → sense → think (d) think → act → sense
  19. 19.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) it decides to stop (c) the program picks a path (d) a bumper is pressed
  20. 20.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  21. 21.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  22. 22.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it decides to turn (c) the motors turn it (d) it drives on
  23. 23.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it decides to turn
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it counts the boxes (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a mic hears a clap (d) a sensor reads light
  25. 25.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  27. 27.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  28. 28.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  29. 29.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it plans the next move (b) a sensor reads light (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) a sensor checks distance
  30. 30.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) it plans the next move (c) a buzzer beeps (d) the gripper closes
  33. 33.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) the wheels spin (c) it counts the boxes (d) a mic hears a clap
  34. 34.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  36. 36.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it counts the boxes (b) the robot turns left (c) an LED lights up (d) a mic hears a clap
  37. 37.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a sensor reads light (b) it decides to turn (c) the robot turns left (d) the wheels spin
  38. 38.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the battery (b) the sensors (c) the motors (d) the frame
  39. 39.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it drives on (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the motors turn it
  40. 40.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a sensor reads light (b) it decides to turn (c) it decides to stop (d) the gripper closes

Answer key

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

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