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