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