← Sense, think, act lesson New set →

Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 993 · 40 questions
TalentJR

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.

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

Answer key

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

Free robotics lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/robotics-for-kids