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