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