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