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