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