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