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