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