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