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