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