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