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