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