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