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