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Unit 7 Will people have robots? Section B Period Two 1910年捷克斯洛伐克作家卡雷爾在他的科幻小說中,創(chuàng)造出機(jī)器人這個(gè)詞。 1969年 日本早稻田大學(xué)加藤一郎實(shí)驗(yàn)室研發(fā)出第一臺(tái)以雙腳走路的機(jī)器人。 索尼公司 QRIO機(jī)器人 1999年 日本索尼公司推出犬型機(jī)器人愛寶( AIBO),當(dāng)即銷售一空,從此娛樂機(jī)器人成為機(jī)器人邁進(jìn)普通家庭的途徑之一。 美國(guó)戰(zhàn)斗機(jī)械狗研制成功 美國(guó)官方公布了一段關(guān)于軍用機(jī)械狗的錄像,視頻中機(jī)械狗展示了它驚人的活動(dòng)能力和適應(yīng)性,一舉在互聯(lián)網(wǎng)上造成轟動(dòng)。研發(fā)公司稱經(jīng)過測(cè)試,這個(gè)機(jī)械狗能在戰(zhàn)場(chǎng)上為士兵運(yùn)送彈藥、食物和其他物品。 人形機(jī)器人 機(jī)器人應(yīng)用 機(jī)器人應(yīng)用 Will robots think like humans in the future? What will robots be like in the future? What can robots do today? What are robots like in movies? 2b Read the article and match each paragraph with the question it discusses. 1. Robots can build ____ in factories. 2. They can do _______ jobs many times and never get bored. 3. Some can _________ and _____________. 4. Some can help _______ people under ___________. cars simple look for the buildings walk dance Read the article again quickly. Complete the sentences about what robots can do now. 2c Fill in the blanks in this paragraph with words from the article. 2d Some robots are very humanlike. They can walk and ______ like people. Some scientists think that in the future they will _______ robots more like humans. This may not _________ in the near future, but at some point, robots will even be able to ______ like people. However, some scientists _________. dance make e true talk disagree James White believes that robots will not be able to do the ________ things as we can. For example, he thinks that robots will ______ be able to wake up and know where they are. Which side do you ________ with? same not agree What kind of animals might robots look like in the future? What do you think these robots will be able to do? Write your ideas and discuss them with your partner. 2e I think some future robots might look like butterflies. They will be able to sing and