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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 956 · 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 part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the controller (b) the wheels (c) the frame (d) the bumper
  2. 2.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “it drives on”? (a) it drives on (b) the motors turn it
  3. 3.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  4. 4.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) it decides to stop (c) an LED lights up (d) a sensor reads light
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to turn (b) it plans the next move (c) it compares two numbers (d) an LED lights up
  6. 6.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the camera (b) the program (c) the motors (d) the sensors
  7. 7.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the battery (b) the sensors (c) the motors (d) the frame
  8. 8.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  9. 9.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  11. 11.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) it decides to turn (b) it drives on (c) the motors turn it (d) the bumper is pressed
  14. 14.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “the motors turn it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it decides to turn
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) it counts the boxes (c) it compares two numbers (d) the program picks a path
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) it decides to turn (c) it counts the boxes (d) the gripper closes
  17. 17.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the gripper closes (b) a bumper is pressed (c) the robot turns left (d) an LED lights up
  18. 18.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) it compares two numbers (c) a bumper is pressed (d) it decides to stop
  20. 20.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) it plans the next move (c) the wheels spin (d) a sensor checks distance
  21. 21.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  23. 23.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  24. 24.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  25. 25.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  26. 26.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a sensor reads light (c) it decides to turn (d) the gripper closes
  27. 27.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → sense → think (b) think → act → sense (c) act → think → sense (d) sense → think → act
  28. 28.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  29. 29.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it decides to stop (b) the arm lifts a box (c) the robot turns left (d) a buzzer beeps
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) it plans the next move (c) a buzzer beeps (d) an LED lights up
  31. 31.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it decides to turn (c) it drives on (d) the controller reads it
  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.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) the program picks a path (c) it decides to stop (d) the wheels spin
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it counts the boxes (b) a mic hears a clap (c) the program picks a path (d) it compares two numbers
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) the wheels spin (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a mic hears a clap
  36. 36.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the robot turns left (b) it compares two numbers (c) the gripper closes (d) a gyro feels a turn
  37. 37.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) it compares two numbers (c) the robot turns left (d) it counts the boxes
  38. 38.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the motors turn it (b) it drives on (c) it decides to turn (d) the bumper is pressed
  40. 40.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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