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