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