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.🤝 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
- 3.🤝 Who usually does this better — a robot or a person? “plan a birthday party” (a) a robot (b) a person
- 4.True or false: “write a funny story” is a job people do better. (a) False (b) True
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) write a funny story (b) choose a gift for mum (c) search a smoky building (d) make up a new song
- 6.🤝 Who usually does this better — a robot or a person? “cheer up a lonely child” (a) a robot (b) a person
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) make up a new song (b) invent a new game (c) sort parcels all night (d) choose a gift for mum
- 8.True or false: “crawl in narrow pipes” is a job robots do well. (a) True (b) False
- 9.🤝 Who usually does this better — a robot or a person? “crawl in narrow pipes” (a) a robot (b) a person
- 10.🤝 Robots are most useful for jobs that are … (a) about feelings (b) kind and caring (c) dull, dirty or dangerous (d) fun and creative
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) make up a new song (b) measure parts exactly (c) lift very heavy parts (d) weld 1000 car doors
- 12.🤝 Who usually does this better — a robot or a person? “teach with kindness” (a) a robot (b) a person
- 13.🤝 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
- 14.Which of these is a job people do better? (a) search a smoky building (b) work in great heat (c) make up a new song (d) weld 1000 car doors
- 15.True or false: “choose a gift for mum” is a job people do better. (a) False (b) True
- 16.🤝 Who usually does this better — a robot or a person? “measure parts exactly” (a) a robot (b) a person
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) crawl in narrow pipes (b) measure parts exactly (c) cheer up a lonely child (d) repeat one task all day
- 18.🤝 Who usually does this better — a robot or a person? “spray crops evenly” (a) a person (b) a robot
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) lift very heavy parts (b) repeat one task all day (c) invent a new game (d) sort parcels all night
- 20.True or false: “explore the deep sea” is a job people do better. (a) True (b) False
- 21.🤝 Who usually does this better — a robot or a person? “make a new friend” (a) a robot (b) a person
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) invent a new game (b) make a new friend (c) weld 1000 car doors (d) plan a birthday party
- 23.True or false: “lift very heavy parts” is a job people do better. (a) False (b) True
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sort parcels all night (b) judge what is fair (c) lift very heavy parts (d) explore the deep sea
- 25.Which of these is a job people do better? (a) cheer up a lonely child (b) measure parts exactly (c) crawl in narrow pipes (d) lift very heavy parts
- 26.Which of these is a job robots do well? (a) write a funny story (b) make a new friend (c) sort parcels all night (d) judge what is fair
- 27.True or false: “explore the deep sea” is a job robots do well. (a) False (b) True
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) work in great heat (b) teach with kindness (c) sort parcels all night (d) explore the deep sea
- 29.🤝 Who usually does this better — a robot or a person? “judge what is fair” (a) a robot (b) a person
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) invent a new game (b) judge what is fair (c) measure parts exactly (d) write a funny story
- 31.Which of these is a job robots do well? (a) comfort a sad friend (b) cheer up a lonely child (c) weld 1000 car doors (d) plan a birthday party
- 32.True or false: “work in great heat” is a job people do better. (a) False (b) True
- 33.True or false: “spray crops evenly” is a job people do better. (a) False (b) True
- 34.True or false: “invent a new game” is a job robots do well. (a) True (b) False
- 35.🤝 Who usually does this better — a robot or a person? “repeat one task all day” (a) a person (b) a robot
- 36.Which of these is a job people do better? (a) work in great heat (b) make a new friend (c) explore the deep sea (d) lift very heavy parts
- 37.Which of these is a job robots do well? (a) invent a new game (b) plan a birthday party (c) make up a new song (d) repeat one task all day
- 38.Which of these is a job robots do well? (a) comfort a sad friend (b) work in great heat (c) judge what is fair (d) make a new friend
- 39.True or false: “plan a birthday party” is a job people do better. (a) True (b) False
- 40.Which of these is a job robots do well? (a) judge what is fair (b) teach with kindness (c) spray crops evenly (d) plan a birthday party
Answer key
- people
- each does its best part
- a person
- True
- search a smoky building
- a person
- sort parcels all night
- True
- a robot
- dull, dirty or dangerous
- make up a new song
- a person
- no, it has no feelings
- make up a new song
- True
- a robot
- cheer up a lonely child
- a robot
- invent a new game
- False
- a person
- weld 1000 car doors
- False
- judge what is fair
- cheer up a lonely child
- sort parcels all night
- True
- teach with kindness
- a person
- measure parts exactly
- weld 1000 car doors
- False
- False
- False
- a robot
- make a new friend
- repeat one task all day
- work in great heat
- True
- spray crops evenly
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