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