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