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