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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 981 · 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 controller reads it”? (a) it drives on (b) the motors turn it (c) the bumper is pressed (d) it decides to turn
  2. 2.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  3. 3.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the controller reads it (b) it drives on (c) it decides to turn (d) the bumper is pressed
  4. 4.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the robot turns left (b) a bumper is pressed (c) the arm lifts a box (d) it decides to stop
  6. 6.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  7. 7.🔢 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
  8. 8.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the wheels (b) the bumper (c) the frame (d) the controller
  9. 9.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it drives on (d) the controller reads it
  10. 10.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the robot turns left (b) it plans the next move (c) it decides to stop (d) a camera spots a wall
  11. 11.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it decides to stop (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a buzzer beeps (d) the arm lifts a box
  12. 12.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it decides to stop (b) it decides to turn (c) the gripper closes (d) it compares two numbers
  14. 14.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it counts the boxes (b) it decides to turn (c) the gripper closes (d) it plans the next move
  16. 16.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  17. 17.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  18. 18.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) it plans the next move (c) a sensor reads light (d) it compares two numbers
  19. 19.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it counts the boxes (b) a sensor reads light (c) it decides to stop (d) the wheels spin
  20. 20.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  22. 22.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) the wheels spin (c) the program picks a path (d) an LED lights up
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) the arm lifts a box (c) a sensor reads light (d) a camera spots a wall
  24. 24.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  25. 25.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) it decides to turn (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a camera spots a wall
  26. 26.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the robot turns left (b) it decides to turn (c) the gripper closes (d) a bumper is pressed
  27. 27.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) a buzzer beeps (c) the arm lifts a box (d) the robot turns left
  31. 31.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the robot turns left (b) the gripper closes (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) it counts the boxes
  33. 33.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  35. 35.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) the wheels spin (c) the arm lifts a box (d) it decides to turn
  37. 37.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a crash (b) a loop (c) a battery (d) a gear
  38. 38.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  39. 39.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “it decides to turn”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it decides to turn
  40. 40.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a sensor checks distance (c) it plans the next move (d) the wheels spin

Answer key

  1. it decides to turn
  2. think
  3. the bumper is pressed
  4. True
  5. a bumper is pressed
  6. sense
  7. the controller reads it
  8. the controller
  9. the motors turn it
  10. a camera spots a wall
  11. it decides to stop
  12. True
  13. the gripper closes
  14. think
  15. the gripper closes
  16. sense
  17. act
  18. a buzzer beeps
  19. the wheels spin
  20. False
  21. sense
  22. the program picks a path
  23. the arm lifts a box
  24. think
  25. the arm lifts a box
  26. it decides to turn
  27. True
  28. False
  29. sense
  30. it plans the next move
  31. True
  32. a gyro feels a turn
  33. False
  34. act
  35. True
  36. it decides to turn
  37. a loop
  38. act
  39. the controller reads it
  40. it plans the next move

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