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