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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 830 · 40 questions
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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. 1.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a camera (b) a temperature sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a sound sensor
  2. 2.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to be heavier (b) to look colourful (c) to use more power (d) to know their world
  3. 3.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) stop before a wall (c) follow a black line (d) warn if motors get hot
  4. 4.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) temperature (b) turning (rotation) (c) sound (d) colour
  5. 5.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) spot a red ball (c) know a button is pressed (d) measure how far a box is
  8. 8.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) know a button is pressed (b) spot a red ball (c) stop before a wall (d) follow a black line
  10. 10.Which job needs a camera? (a) measure how far a box is (b) read a QR code (c) stay balanced upright (d) start on a hand clap
  11. 11.Which job needs a camera? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) stop before a wall (c) spot a red ball (d) know a button is pressed
  12. 12.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a sound sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  13. 13.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) warn if motors get hot (c) know a button is pressed (d) stay balanced upright
  14. 14.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a camera (d) a light sensor
  18. 18.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a dark tunnel (b) a white surface (c) a black line (d) a black surface
  19. 19.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) read a QR code (c) measure a turn angle (d) know a button is pressed
  21. 21.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) an output (b) an input (c) a gear (d) a wheel
  23. 23.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a light sensor (b) a camera (c) a sound sensor (d) a touch sensor
  24. 24.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a camera (b) a light sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a touch sensor
  25. 25.🔍 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
  26. 26.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a camera (c) a gyro sensor (d) a touch sensor
  27. 27.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a camera (b) a gyro sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a light sensor
  28. 28.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  29. 29.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) start on a hand clap (c) stop before a wall (d) know a button is pressed
  31. 31.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) know a button is pressed (c) stay balanced upright (d) warn if motors get hot
  32. 32.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: to follow a black line, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) hear a whistle (c) measure how far a box is (d) follow a black line
  35. 35.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a distance sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a light sensor
  37. 37.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) know a button is pressed (c) warn if motors get hot (d) start on a hand clap
  39. 39.True or false: to follow a black line, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) read a QR code (c) spot a red ball (d) feel a bump into a wall

Answer key

  1. a sound sensor
  2. to know their world
  3. feel a bump into a wall
  4. turning (rotation)
  5. False
  6. True
  7. know a button is pressed
  8. False
  9. stop before a wall
  10. read a QR code
  11. spot a red ball
  12. a touch sensor
  13. stay balanced upright
  14. False
  15. True
  16. False
  17. a light sensor
  18. a white surface
  19. True
  20. measure a turn angle
  21. True
  22. an input
  23. a sound sensor
  24. a camera
  25. a touch sensor
  26. a gyro sensor
  27. a gyro sensor
  28. a touch sensor
  29. True
  30. start on a hand clap
  31. find the brightest spot
  32. True
  33. False
  34. hear a whistle
  35. False
  36. a light sensor
  37. True
  38. follow a black line
  39. True
  40. warn if motors get hot

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