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