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