Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors
Robot tip (Match the sense to the job): Touch: bumps and buttons. Light: lines and bright spots. Sound: claps and whistles. Distance (ultrasonic): how far a wall or box is. Gyro: turning and balance. Camera: colours, objects and codes. Temperature: heat.
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- 1.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a camera (c) a sound sensor (d) a touch sensor
- 2.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) measure how far a box is (c) find the brightest spot (d) stay balanced upright
- 3.Which job needs a camera? (a) stop before a wall (b) measure a turn angle (c) read a QR code (d) follow a black line
- 4.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) stay balanced upright (c) read a QR code (d) feel a bump into a wall
- 5.Which job needs a camera? (a) hear a whistle (b) spot a red ball (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) start on a hand clap
- 6.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
- 7.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) follow a black line (c) measure a turn angle (d) read a QR code
- 8.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) measure a turn angle (d) hear a whistle
- 9.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a camera
- 10.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
- 11.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) measure how far a box is (c) warn if motors get hot (d) read a QR code
- 12.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
- 13.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a distance sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a camera
- 14.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
- 15.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
- 16.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a light sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a gyro sensor
- 17.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a touch sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a light sensor
- 18.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a sound sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a temperature sensor
- 19.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) an input (b) a gear (c) an output (d) a wheel
- 20.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) measure how far a box is (c) stop before a wall (d) hear a whistle
- 21.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a light sensor (b) a camera (c) a touch sensor (d) a temperature sensor
- 22.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a camera (c) a temperature sensor (d) a touch sensor
- 23.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
- 24.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a light sensor (b) a camera (c) a temperature sensor (d) a sound sensor
- 25.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
- 26.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a touch sensor (b) a camera (c) a distance sensor (d) a gyro sensor
- 27.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to look colourful (b) to use more power (c) to be heavier (d) to know their world
- 28.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a sound sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a light sensor
- 29.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a camera (c) a sound sensor (d) a distance sensor
- 30.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) warn if motors get hot (c) follow a black line (d) measure how far a box is
- 31.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
- 32.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
- 33.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
- 34.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
- 35.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a sound sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a distance sensor
- 36.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
- 37.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) temperature (b) turning (rotation) (c) sound (d) colour
- 38.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
- 39.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a black surface (b) a white surface (c) a dark tunnel (d) a black line
- 40.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) spot a red ball (c) start on a hand clap (d) know a button is pressed
Answer key
- a touch sensor
- find the brightest spot
- read a QR code
- feel a bump into a wall
- spot a red ball
- False
- start on a hand clap
- measure a turn angle
- a light sensor
- True
- warn if motors get hot
- True
- a distance sensor
- False
- False
- a gyro sensor
- a sound sensor
- a touch sensor
- an input
- stay balanced upright
- a temperature sensor
- a camera
- False
- a sound sensor
- False
- a gyro sensor
- to know their world
- a light sensor
- a camera
- follow a black line
- True
- False
- True
- False
- a distance sensor
- True
- turning (rotation)
- False
- a white surface
- know a button is pressed
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