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ROBOTS

 
Will robots replace people?

Read the following article about Robots.

When will we have robots?  We already have many kinds of robots! I remember when I was a child I only saw robots in
movies. Currently, industries use a variety of robots and now robots are becoming more common at home. 
The Husqvarna Company makes a lawn mowing robot called the Auto Mower.  The robot has sensors that detect where
objects are in the yard and it maneuvers around them.  The robot can cut the grass while you relax on the patio with a
glass of lemonade!  Also, Eureka Company now makes a robotic vacuum cleaner. Like the robot lawn mower, the vacuum
cleaner automatically detects where the furniture is and vacuums around it.  

Cars are becoming robots now, many cars have GPS (Global Positioning Systems) on them.  A car with a GPS system can
give you directions on how to go somewhere, tell you where the closest gas station is, and, some day in the future, a car
will drive itself.  You will take a nap or read while the car drives itself to your destination.
Currently we even have robotic pets.  The Sony company makes a robotic dog named Aibo that can sit, stand, and walk
like a regular dog but can also communicate and take pictures!  Aibo understands certain commands, like a dog does,
such as "Sit down", "Stand up", "Turn right", etc.  If you ask Aibo a question such as "How old are you?", its eyes will ash
the number of years old it is.  Aibo is also a great guard dog.  He can patrol the yard and take pictures with a built in
camera of anything suspicious.

It is sensible to a rm that nowadays robots assist people in different areas and support them to make easier their lives.
 

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12/9/2020 pref_5_Reading 1.5: Revisión del intento

Pregunta 1 I. Answer the following questions according to the reading. Select the best answer.
Correcta
 
Puntúa 100,00
sobre 100,00 1. How can robots detect objects?

Through sensors  .

2. What does GPS means?

Global Positioning Systems 

3. What is the company that has made pet robots?

The Sony company 

4. What kind of robot can cut the grass?

The Auto Mower  .

5. What is the advantage of having robots nowadays?

They support people in many areas  .

 
II. Read the following statements. Select true or false.

1. Currently,the use of robots is very common at home in different countries.

false 

2. Companies make robots to assist people in different areas.

true 

3. The vacuum cleaner can take pictures.

false 

4. Currently, it exists a robot that drives by itself.

false 

5. A robot pet can do exactly the same things that a real pet.

false 

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