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