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