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