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