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