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