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