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