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