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