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