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