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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 942 · 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.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) sense → think → act (b) act → think → sense (c) think → act → sense (d) act → sense → think
  2. 2.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) it decides to turn (b) the controller reads it (c) it drives on (d) the motors turn it
  3. 3.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🔢 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
  5. 5.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the bumper is pressed
  6. 6.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) it decides to turn (c) the program picks a path (d) it compares two numbers
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) it compares two numbers (c) the arm lifts a box (d) it counts the boxes
  9. 9.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it drives on (c) the bumper is pressed (d) it decides to turn
  10. 10.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the motors (b) the sensors (c) the frame (d) the battery
  11. 11.🔢 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
  12. 12.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) it compares two numbers (c) the program picks a path (d) it decides to turn
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) it decides to stop (c) a camera spots a wall (d) a sensor checks distance
  15. 15.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a buzzer beeps (c) the gripper closes (d) the robot turns left
  17. 17.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  19. 19.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the controller reads it (c) it drives on (d) it decides to turn
  20. 20.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the robot turns left (b) a sensor reads light (c) the program picks a path (d) a sensor checks distance
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it counts the boxes (b) it plans the next move (c) it decides to stop (d) a camera spots a wall
  22. 22.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  23. 23.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  24. 24.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) a sensor checks distance (c) the robot turns left (d) a buzzer beeps
  26. 26.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a loop (b) a battery (c) a crash (d) a gear
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a sensor checks distance (c) the robot turns left (d) a gyro feels a turn
  28. 28.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “the controller reads it”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the controller reads it
  29. 29.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the wheels spin (b) it plans the next move (c) an LED lights up (d) a bumper is pressed
  31. 31.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) the arm lifts a box (c) the gripper closes (d) the wheels spin
  33. 33.🔢 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
  34. 34.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  35. 35.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) the gripper closes (c) it counts the boxes (d) it compares two numbers
  37. 37.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  38. 38.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the gripper closes (b) the program picks a path (c) it decides to turn (d) a bumper is pressed
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) a buzzer beeps (c) it decides to turn (d) the arm lifts a box
  40. 40.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the wheels spin (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) it counts the boxes

Answer key

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

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