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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 985 · 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 of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the program picks a path (b) it counts the boxes (c) it decides to turn (d) a buzzer beeps
  2. 2.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the wheels (b) the bumper (c) the controller (d) the frame
  3. 3.🔢 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
  4. 4.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the controller reads it (b) it decides to turn (c) it drives on (d) the bumper is pressed
  5. 5.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the motors (b) the battery (c) the frame (d) the sensors
  7. 7.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a camera spots a wall
  9. 9.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it plans the next move (b) the gripper closes (c) a camera spots a wall (d) it compares two numbers
  10. 10.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  11. 11.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) the gripper closes (c) a mic hears a clap (d) the robot turns left
  13. 13.🔢 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
  14. 14.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  15. 15.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  16. 16.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the program picks a path (b) the arm lifts a box (c) it decides to turn (d) a bumper is pressed
  18. 18.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a sensor reads light (b) it counts the boxes (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a gyro feels a turn
  19. 19.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → sense → think (b) sense → think → act (c) act → think → sense (d) think → act → sense
  20. 20.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to turn (b) the arm lifts a box (c) a sensor checks distance (d) the program picks a path
  21. 21.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) a buzzer beeps (c) the arm lifts a box (d) it decides to stop
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) it counts the boxes (c) a sensor checks distance (d) it decides to stop
  24. 24.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a sensor reads light (c) a bumper is pressed (d) the wheels spin
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) the arm lifts a box (c) the robot turns left (d) it counts the boxes
  27. 27.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  30. 30.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor reads light (b) the wheels spin (c) a camera spots a wall (d) a bumper is pressed
  31. 31.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  32. 32.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  34. 34.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  35. 35.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  37. 37.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) an LED lights up (c) a buzzer beeps (d) the robot turns left
  38. 38.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it plans the next move (b) a camera spots a wall (c) the gripper closes (d) a mic hears a clap
  39. 39.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) it decides to turn (c) the wheels spin (d) a buzzer beeps
  40. 40.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. a buzzer beeps
  2. the controller
  3. the controller reads it
  4. the bumper is pressed
  5. False
  6. the sensors
  7. True
  8. a buzzer beeps
  9. a camera spots a wall
  10. think
  11. act
  12. a mic hears a clap
  13. the bumper is pressed
  14. sense
  15. sense
  16. False
  17. a bumper is pressed
  18. it counts the boxes
  19. sense → think → act
  20. a sensor checks distance
  21. act
  22. it decides to stop
  23. a sensor checks distance
  24. sense
  25. the wheels spin
  26. it counts the boxes
  27. False
  28. False
  29. think
  30. the wheels spin
  31. sense
  32. False
  33. sense
  34. act
  35. False
  36. act
  37. a mic hears a clap
  38. the gripper closes
  39. it decides to turn
  40. True

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