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