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