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.🤝 Robots are most useful for jobs that are … (a) about feelings (b) dull, dirty or dangerous (c) kind and caring (d) fun and creative
- 2.True or false: “sort parcels all night” is a job people do better. (a) True (b) False
- 3.True or false: “comfort a sad friend” is a job people do better. (a) True (b) False
- 4.🤝 Who usually does this better — a robot or a person? “comfort a sad friend” (a) a person (b) a robot
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) crawl in narrow pipes (b) comfort a sad friend (c) spray crops evenly (d) lift very heavy parts
- 6.True or false: “sort parcels all night” is a job robots do well. (a) True (b) False
- 7.True or false: “work in great heat” is a job robots do well. (a) False (b) True
- 8.Which of these is a job people do better? (a) work in great heat (b) make up a new song (c) explore the deep sea (d) lift very heavy parts
- 9.True or false: “plan a birthday party” is a job people do better. (a) False (b) True
- 10.True or false: “crawl in narrow pipes” is a job people do better. (a) False (b) True
- 11.🤝 Who should make the big decisions about a robot’s work? (a) the robot itself (b) a random number (c) nobody (d) people
- 12.True or false: “make a new friend” is a job robots do well. (a) False (b) True
- 13.Which of these is a job robots do well? (a) spray crops evenly (b) make up a new song (c) comfort a sad friend (d) choose a gift for mum
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) choose a gift for mum (b) cheer up a lonely child (c) crawl in narrow pipes (d) plan a birthday party
- 15.True or false: “write a funny story” is a job robots do well. (a) False (b) True
- 16.Which of these is a job robots do well? (a) weld 1000 car doors (b) teach with kindness (c) make a new friend (d) plan a birthday party
- 17.Which of these is a job people do better? (a) explore the deep sea (b) spray crops evenly (c) cheer up a lonely child (d) weld 1000 car doors
- 18.🤝 Who usually does this better — a robot or a person? “explore the deep sea” (a) a robot (b) a person
- 19.Which of these is a job people do better? (a) make a new friend (b) explore the deep sea (c) weld 1000 car doors (d) crawl in narrow pipes
- 20.🤝 Who usually does this better — a robot or a person? “crawl in narrow pipes” (a) a robot (b) a person
- 21.Which of these is a job robots do well? (a) crawl in narrow pipes (b) plan a birthday party (c) judge what is fair (d) write a funny story
- 22.Which of these is a job people do better? (a) spray crops evenly (b) lift very heavy parts (c) measure parts exactly (d) choose a gift for mum
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cheer up a lonely child (b) search a smoky building (c) plan a birthday party (d) invent a new game
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) work in great heat (b) write a funny story (c) make up a new song (d) choose a gift for mum
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sort parcels all night (b) invent a new game (c) weld 1000 car doors (d) measure parts exactly
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sort parcels all night (b) judge what is fair (c) lift very heavy parts (d) explore the deep sea
- 27.🤝 Who usually does this better — a robot or a person? “plan a birthday party” (a) a robot (b) a person
- 28.🤝 Who usually does this better — a robot or a person? “weld 1000 car doors” (a) a robot (b) a person
- 29.Which of these is a job robots do well? (a) teach with kindness (b) comfort a sad friend (c) search a smoky building (d) write a funny story
- 30.Which of these is a job people do better? (a) spray crops evenly (b) explore the deep sea (c) judge what is fair (d) sort parcels all night
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) weld 1000 car doors (b) sort parcels all night (c) explore the deep sea (d) make up a new song
- 32.True or false: “choose a gift for mum” is a job robots do well. (a) False (b) True
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) make up a new song (b) make a new friend (c) invent a new game (d) repeat one task all day
- 34.Which of these is a job robots do well? (a) teach with kindness (b) invent a new game (c) repeat one task all day (d) comfort a sad friend
- 35.True or false: “repeat one task all day” is a job robots do well. (a) True (b) False
- 36.Which of these is a job people do better? (a) repeat one task all day (b) search a smoky building (c) invent a new game (d) weld 1000 car doors
- 37.Which of these is a job robots do well? (a) invent a new game (b) sort parcels all night (c) cheer up a lonely child (d) plan a birthday party
- 38.True or false: “spray crops evenly” is a job robots do well. (a) True (b) False
- 39.True or false: “choose a gift for mum” is a job people do better. (a) True (b) False
- 40.🤝 Who usually does this better — a robot or a person? “make a new friend” (a) a person (b) a robot
Answer key
- dull, dirty or dangerous
- False
- True
- a person
- comfort a sad friend
- True
- True
- make up a new song
- True
- False
- people
- False
- spray crops evenly
- crawl in narrow pipes
- False
- weld 1000 car doors
- cheer up a lonely child
- a robot
- make a new friend
- a robot
- crawl in narrow pipes
- choose a gift for mum
- search a smoky building
- work in great heat
- invent a new game
- judge what is fair
- a person
- a robot
- search a smoky building
- judge what is fair
- make up a new song
- False
- repeat one task all day
- repeat one task all day
- True
- invent a new game
- sort parcels all night
- True
- True
- a person
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