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