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