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