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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 306 · 40 questions
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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. 1.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🔍 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
  3. 3.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a light sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a touch sensor
  4. 4.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a dark tunnel (b) a white surface (c) a black surface (d) a black line
  5. 5.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a touch sensor (b) a camera (c) a temperature sensor (d) a light sensor
  6. 6.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) measure a turn angle (b) stay balanced upright (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) warn if motors get hot
  7. 7.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a camera (b) a sound sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a distance sensor
  9. 9.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) know a button is pressed (b) measure how far a box is (c) stay balanced upright (d) find the brightest spot
  10. 10.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) colour (b) sound (c) turning (rotation) (d) temperature
  11. 11.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: to read a QR code, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to know their world (b) to use more power (c) to look colourful (d) to be heavier
  14. 14.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) measure how far a box is (d) hear a whistle
  15. 15.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) follow a black line (c) stop before a wall (d) measure a turn angle
  16. 16.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a distance sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a camera (d) a temperature sensor
  17. 17.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) hear a whistle (c) read a QR code (d) stop before a wall
  18. 18.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a camera
  20. 20.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a camera (d) a light sensor
  21. 21.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a sound sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a touch sensor
  22. 22.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) read a QR code (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) spot a red ball (d) start on a hand clap
  24. 24.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a touch sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a distance sensor
  28. 28.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) stop before a wall (b) start on a hand clap (c) stay balanced upright (d) know a button is pressed
  29. 29.True or false: to follow a black line, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) read a QR code (b) stop before a wall (c) know a button is pressed (d) stay balanced upright
  31. 31.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a touch sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a camera (d) a sound sensor
  34. 34.True or false: to follow a black line, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a camera (b) a gyro sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a sound sensor
  36. 36.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a camera (b) a sound sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a light sensor
  37. 37.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) read a QR code (b) start on a hand clap (c) know a button is pressed (d) warn if motors get hot
  38. 38.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) read a QR code (b) measure how far a box is (c) warn if motors get hot (d) spot a red ball

Answer key

  1. True
  2. an input
  3. a temperature sensor
  4. a white surface
  5. a camera
  6. warn if motors get hot
  7. True
  8. a sound sensor
  9. find the brightest spot
  10. turning (rotation)
  11. False
  12. False
  13. to know their world
  14. hear a whistle
  15. measure a turn angle
  16. a gyro sensor
  17. follow a black line
  18. False
  19. a light sensor
  20. a sound sensor
  21. a touch sensor
  22. True
  23. feel a bump into a wall
  24. False
  25. True
  26. False
  27. a distance sensor
  28. start on a hand clap
  29. False
  30. stay balanced upright
  31. False
  32. False
  33. a touch sensor
  34. True
  35. a camera
  36. a light sensor
  37. know a button is pressed
  38. False
  39. True
  40. measure how far a box is

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