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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 425 · 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.🔍 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
  2. 2.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a camera
  3. 3.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) measure a turn angle (c) stop before a wall (d) follow a black line
  4. 4.Which job needs a camera? (a) find the brightest spot (b) spot a red ball (c) know a button is pressed (d) feel a bump into a wall
  5. 5.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to be heavier (b) to know their world (c) to use more power (d) to look colourful
  6. 6.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) read a QR code (b) spot a red ball (c) know a button is pressed (d) warn if motors get hot
  7. 7.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a camera (b) a distance sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  8. 8.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a light sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a camera
  10. 10.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) know a button is pressed (b) start on a hand clap (c) measure a turn angle (d) follow a black line
  11. 11.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: to follow a black line, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) measure a turn angle (b) measure how far a box is (c) know a button is pressed (d) read a QR code
  14. 14.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) start on a hand clap (c) spot a red ball (d) measure how far a box is
  17. 17.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) stop before a wall (b) read a QR code (c) hear a whistle (d) start on a hand clap
  19. 19.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a sound sensor (b) a camera (c) a distance sensor (d) a light sensor
  21. 21.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a camera (d) a touch sensor
  23. 23.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a sound sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a camera
  24. 24.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) know a button is pressed (c) read a QR code (d) spot a red ball
  25. 25.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a camera (b) a light sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a sound sensor
  27. 27.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a touch sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  28. 28.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a distance sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a touch sensor
  30. 30.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🔍 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
  32. 32.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a camera
  33. 33.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a light sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a distance sensor
  35. 35.True or false: to follow a black line, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔍 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
  37. 37.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) warn if motors get hot (c) measure how far a box is (d) stay balanced upright
  38. 38.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a sound sensor (b) a camera (c) a distance sensor (d) a gyro sensor

Answer key

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

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