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