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1 Look at the pictures. What do you know ab o ut robots? 2 Listen and read. ~ 130
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Robots
Most people have seen films or The future
TV programmes with robots in of robots.:
them, but can you imagine a
world with real robots? Would In the future, robots will also do
you like a robot to cook your dangerous jobs like putting out fires,
dinner, clean your house or rescuing people after earthquakes
play football with you? or going to dangerous places.They
may also teach in schools and help
There is a robot that can with operations in hospitals. Special
do these things. Its name is robot arms in factories already
ASIMO and it is from Japan. make cars, and in the future more
ASIMO is the most advanced things will be made by robots.
robot in the world. It is the first
robot to walk and run like a Although some robots look human,
human, and it can even climb we have to remember that they are
stairs. The robot can run at machines with computers inside.
6km per hour, about the same Robots can do many things, but
as a fast child. they cannot think or feel.
ASIMO can also recognise
people's faces, their names, Whatever happens in the future,
and can understand their ~~ __ ~ you will probably meet a robot like
commands. This robot can respond to what you say and ASIMO one day.
it can learn to speak any language. ASIMO has arms and . .............................
hands, so it can open doors, carry things and turn lights lA Job for ASIMO
on and off. ASIMO can help old people or people with
disabilities by doing jobs around the house. ASIMO can ASIMO works as the receptionist at
the Honda offices in Japan. The robot
also play sports and other games, so it is very popular meets visitors, talks to them and
with children. In fact, ASIMO is the same height as a ten ..:...t.a.k..e.s..t.h..e.m....to...t.h.e.•c..o.r.r.e..c.t..r.o.o..m..s............
year-old child, at 1.3 metres tall. The robot also looks
very friendly and playful.
3 Read again and write T (true) or F (false). 2 Robots will put out fires.
4 Robots can't make cars.
1 Asimo can run like a human.
3 Robots can think and feel.
4 Ask and answer.
1 Would you like to have an ASIMO robot? Why?
2 What fil ms with robots have you seen? What can the robots do?
Extensive reading: Robots
