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