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