The Essential Elements of Robotics: Sense, Think, Act

The field of robotics is vast but all robots, no matter what task they are performing, are essentially carrying out the same three step process of perception, decision making and action, or as you'll see it described in some cases: sense, think, act. Here's a quiz to test your intuition around which elements of robotics fall into each of these categories.

QUIZ QUESTION::

Match the following robot components to their corresponding essential element of robotics. If you're unfamiliar with any of these components go ahead and do a search to find out more.

ANSWER CHOICES:

LiDAR

Motion Planning Algorithm

Motor Actuator

Natural Language Processing Algorithm

Produce Speaker Output

Inertial Measurement Unit

Robot Component or Action	Sense, Think or Act?
Think
Sense
Act
Sense
Act
Think

SOLUTION:

Robot Component or Action	Sense, Think or Act?
Think	Motion Planning Algorithm
Think	Natural Language Processing Algorithm
Sense	LiDAR
Sense	Inertial Measurement Unit
Act	Motor Actuator
Act	Produce Speaker Output
Sense	LiDAR
Sense	Inertial Measurement Unit
Act	Motor Actuator
Act	Produce Speaker Output
Think	Motion Planning Algorithm
Think	Natural Language Processing Algorithm