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