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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 957 · 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 counts the boxes (b) it plans the next move (c) the program picks a path (d) a sensor checks distance
  2. 2.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the wheels spin (b) it decides to turn (c) it compares two numbers (d) a mic hears a clap
  3. 3.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) it plans the next move (c) a camera spots a wall (d) an LED lights up
  4. 4.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  5. 5.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it decides to turn (c) it drives on (d) the controller reads it
  6. 6.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “the motors turn it”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the motors turn it
  7. 7.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  8. 8.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) it plans the next move (c) the program picks a path (d) the arm lifts a box
  11. 11.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it plans the next move (b) it compares two numbers (c) the robot turns left (d) a sensor checks distance
  13. 13.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “the controller reads it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it drives on
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to turn (b) it plans the next move (c) it compares two numbers (d) a bumper is pressed
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) the arm lifts a box (c) the gripper closes (d) a camera spots a wall
  16. 16.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it counts the boxes (b) it compares two numbers (c) the program picks a path (d) a sensor reads light
  18. 18.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) it counts the boxes (c) a sensor reads light (d) the robot turns left
  19. 19.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the gripper closes (b) an LED lights up (c) it decides to turn (d) a sensor reads light
  20. 20.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  21. 21.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a battery (b) a loop (c) a crash (d) a gear
  22. 22.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  24. 24.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the frame (b) the sensors (c) the motors (d) the battery
  25. 25.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  26. 26.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  27. 27.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔢 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
  29. 29.🔢 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
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) it compares two numbers (c) it counts the boxes (d) the program picks a path
  31. 31.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) it compares two numbers (c) the gripper closes (d) the wheels spin
  33. 33.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the frame (b) the bumper (c) the controller (d) the wheels
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) it compares two numbers (c) it counts the boxes (d) an LED lights up
  35. 35.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) it decides to turn (c) it decides to stop (d) a camera spots a wall
  36. 36.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to stop (b) the arm lifts a box (c) an LED lights up (d) a bumper is pressed
  37. 37.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  39. 39.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “it decides to turn”? (a) it drives on (b) it decides to turn

Answer key

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

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