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