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