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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 995 · 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 parts do the “act” job? (a) the camera (b) the sensors (c) the program (d) the motors
  2. 2.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) it counts the boxes (c) the robot turns left (d) a sensor reads light
  3. 3.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) the robot turns left (c) it decides to stop (d) the program picks a path
  4. 4.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it counts the boxes (b) the wheels spin (c) it decides to stop (d) a sensor reads light
  5. 5.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  6. 6.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  7. 7.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  8. 8.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) it drives on (b) the controller reads it (c) the motors turn it (d) the bumper is pressed
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) an LED lights up (c) the robot turns left (d) it decides to turn
  10. 10.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “the controller reads it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the controller reads it
  11. 11.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) the arm lifts a box (d) it decides to turn
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) an LED lights up (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) a mic hears a clap
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) an LED lights up (c) it compares two numbers (d) the arm lifts a box
  14. 14.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) it decides to stop (c) a sensor checks distance (d) an LED lights up
  15. 15.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the bumper is pressed
  16. 16.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  18. 18.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) an LED lights up (c) the gripper closes (d) a bumper is pressed
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a camera spots a wall (c) the wheels spin (d) a sensor reads light
  21. 21.🔢 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
  22. 22.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) a buzzer beeps (c) it plans the next move (d) the robot turns left
  24. 24.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it decides to turn (c) it drives on (d) the motors turn it
  25. 25.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) it drives on (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it decides to turn (d) the controller reads it
  26. 26.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the motors (b) the frame (c) the battery (d) the sensors
  28. 28.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) sense → think → act (b) act → think → sense (c) act → sense → think (d) think → act → sense
  29. 29.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  31. 31.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) it decides to turn (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it drives on (d) the motors turn it
  32. 32.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  33. 33.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the bumper (b) the controller (c) the frame (d) the wheels
  34. 34.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it counts the boxes (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a bumper is pressed
  35. 35.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  36. 36.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it plans the next move (b) the gripper closes (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a camera spots a wall
  38. 38.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  40. 40.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it plans the next move (b) the robot turns left (c) the program picks a path (d) a sensor reads light

Answer key

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

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