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