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