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