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