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