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