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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 453 · 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.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) know a button is pressed (b) find the brightest spot (c) measure a turn angle (d) spot a red ball
  2. 2.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) measure how far a box is (c) warn if motors get hot (d) know a button is pressed
  3. 3.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a camera (b) a touch sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a light sensor
  4. 4.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to be heavier (b) to use more power (c) to know their world (d) to look colourful
  6. 6.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a distance sensor (b) a camera (c) a touch sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  7. 7.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) stop before a wall (b) find the brightest spot (c) hear a whistle (d) start on a hand clap
  9. 9.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a black line (b) a white surface (c) a dark tunnel (d) a black surface
  10. 10.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a distance sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a camera
  11. 11.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a light sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  12. 12.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) an input (b) an output (c) a wheel (d) a gear
  13. 13.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) temperature (b) sound (c) turning (rotation) (d) colour
  14. 14.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  15. 15.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a camera
  17. 17.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a camera (b) a temperature sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a light sensor
  18. 18.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) stop before a wall (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) follow a black line (d) stay balanced upright
  20. 20.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a camera (b) a sound sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  22. 22.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: to follow a black line, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a camera (b) a temperature sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  26. 26.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a camera (b) a distance sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a sound sensor
  27. 27.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) know a button is pressed (b) find the brightest spot (c) stay balanced upright (d) start on a hand clap
  28. 28.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a camera (c) a gyro sensor (d) a sound sensor
  29. 29.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) spot a red ball (b) measure a turn angle (c) follow a black line (d) measure how far a box is
  31. 31.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) start on a hand clap (c) find the brightest spot (d) measure how far a box is
  32. 32.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) read a QR code (c) stay balanced upright (d) spot a red ball
  34. 34.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) measure a turn angle (c) stay balanced upright (d) warn if motors get hot
  37. 37.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a touch sensor
  38. 38.Which job needs a camera? (a) spot a red ball (b) hear a whistle (c) find the brightest spot (d) measure a turn angle
  39. 39.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: to read a QR code, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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