Robotics Worksheet: Robots and People
Robot tip (Each does its best part): Robots do well: dull, dirty, dangerous, heavy and exact jobs (welding, lifting, deep-sea work). People do better: caring, creating, making friends and judging what is fair. People stay in charge and make the big decisions.
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- 1.🤝 Robots are most useful for jobs that are … (a) about feelings (b) dull, dirty or dangerous (c) kind and caring (d) fun and creative
- 2.🤝 Who usually does this better — a robot or a person? “judge what is fair” (a) a person (b) a robot
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeat one task all day (b) comfort a sad friend (c) work in great heat (d) spray crops evenly
- 4.Which of these is a job robots do well? (a) cheer up a lonely child (b) measure parts exactly (c) make up a new song (d) comfort a sad friend
- 5.🤝 Who usually does this better — a robot or a person? “crawl in narrow pipes” (a) a person (b) a robot
- 6.Which of these is a job people do better? (a) spray crops evenly (b) comfort a sad friend (c) sort parcels all night (d) search a smoky building
- 7.🤝 Can a robot truly feel happy or sad like a person? (a) yes, always (b) no, it has no feelings (c) only on Sundays (d) yes, when charged
- 8.🤝 Who usually does this better — a robot or a person? “lift very heavy parts” (a) a robot (b) a person
- 9.True or false: “weld 1000 car doors” is a job people do better. (a) True (b) False
- 10.True or false: “make a new friend” is a job people do better. (a) True (b) False
- 11.True or false: “choose a gift for mum” is a job robots do well. (a) False (b) True
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) choose a gift for mum (b) repeat one task all day (c) explore the deep sea (d) crawl in narrow pipes
- 13.🤝 Who should make the big decisions about a robot’s work? (a) nobody (b) a random number (c) people (d) the robot itself
- 14.True or false: “crawl in narrow pipes” is a job people do better. (a) True (b) False
- 15.🤝 Why do people and robots often work as a team? (a) robots get bored (b) people are robots (c) robots need friends (d) each does its best part
- 16.🤝 Who usually does this better — a robot or a person? “comfort a sad friend” (a) a person (b) a robot
- 17.🤝 Who usually does this better — a robot or a person? “weld 1000 car doors” (a) a person (b) a robot
- 18.🤝 Who usually does this better — a robot or a person? “write a funny story” (a) a robot (b) a person
- 19.🤝 Who usually does this better — a robot or a person? “work in great heat” (a) a person (b) a robot
- 20.True or false: “search a smoky building” is a job people do better. (a) False (b) True
- 21.🤝 Who usually does this better — a robot or a person? “make a new friend” (a) a person (b) a robot
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeat one task all day (b) write a funny story (c) crawl in narrow pipes (d) weld 1000 car doors
- 23.True or false: “cheer up a lonely child” is a job robots do well. (a) False (b) True
- 24.Which of these is a job robots do well? (a) invent a new game (b) plan a birthday party (c) lift very heavy parts (d) judge what is fair
- 25.🤝 Who usually does this better — a robot or a person? “sort parcels all night” (a) a person (b) a robot
- 26.True or false: “judge what is fair” is a job people do better. (a) False (b) True
- 27.Which of these is a job robots do well? (a) judge what is fair (b) sort parcels all night (c) invent a new game (d) plan a birthday party
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) invent a new game (b) spray crops evenly (c) search a smoky building (d) lift very heavy parts
- 29.Which of these is a job robots do well? (a) choose a gift for mum (b) plan a birthday party (c) weld 1000 car doors (d) make up a new song
- 30.True or false: “lift very heavy parts” is a job people do better. (a) False (b) True
- 31.🤝 Who usually does this better — a robot or a person? “teach with kindness” (a) a person (b) a robot
- 32.True or false: “explore the deep sea” is a job people do better. (a) True (b) False
- 33.Which of these is a job robots do well? (a) crawl in narrow pipes (b) make a new friend (c) write a funny story (d) teach with kindness
- 34.🤝 Who usually does this better — a robot or a person? “spray crops evenly” (a) a person (b) a robot
- 35.True or false: “choose a gift for mum” is a job people do better. (a) False (b) True
- 36.True or false: “comfort a sad friend” is a job robots do well. (a) True (b) False
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) make up a new song (b) choose a gift for mum (c) repeat one task all day (d) judge what is fair
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) lift very heavy parts (b) repeat one task all day (c) judge what is fair (d) crawl in narrow pipes
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeat one task all day (b) plan a birthday party (c) lift very heavy parts (d) crawl in narrow pipes
- 40.🤝 Who usually does this better — a robot or a person? “plan a birthday party” (a) a robot (b) a person
Answer key
- dull, dirty or dangerous
- a person
- comfort a sad friend
- measure parts exactly
- a robot
- comfort a sad friend
- no, it has no feelings
- a robot
- False
- True
- False
- choose a gift for mum
- people
- False
- each does its best part
- a person
- a robot
- a person
- a robot
- False
- a person
- write a funny story
- False
- lift very heavy parts
- a robot
- True
- sort parcels all night
- invent a new game
- weld 1000 car doors
- False
- a person
- False
- crawl in narrow pipes
- a robot
- True
- False
- repeat one task all day
- judge what is fair
- plan a birthday party
- a person
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