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