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