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课件网) 一、相关阅读 A. APriAlpha Robots may not invade (侵犯) anytime soon, but there’s no denying that they’re getting smarter. The ball-shaped ApriAlpha uses advanced voice-recognition technology to distinguish between voices coming from different locations. When ApriAlpha hears a voice, it fixes its digital-camera eye on the person speaking. B. iCat The notion (概念) of robot as home companion is nothing new, but iCat adds something: an expressive face. Tell her to go away, and iCat will look sad. Praise her, and she will smile. Internal microphones can be used to record sounds and help with speech recognition, and 13 electric motors move her eyes, eyebrows, eyelids, mouth and head to produce the appropriate emotional response. C. Walkie Bits It’s small, it’s cute and it walks across your desk, tail wriggling(扭动). To program Walkie Bits, simply knock its shell with your finger. It can remember and imitate up to 15 kinds of rhythmic patterns. In the song mode, it bleeps Leopold Mozart’s Toy Symphony. But the most fun you can have with these tiny turtle robots is to race them against each other. D. Nuvo Tired of coming to an empty home each night? Try Nuvo. This 15 inch, two-legged robot can dance, talk, play music, tell time and even shake your hand. It can respond to 40 simple commands (like “Nuvo, let’s go out and take a walk”) in a Japanese-accented female voice and take pictures with the Cyclops lens(镜头) put on its head. E. Partner Ballroom Dance Robot With a face modeled on Marilyn Monroe’s and a long, flowing skirt to hide its three wheels, the 5-feet 5-inch Partner Ballroom Dance Robot can dance the waltz very well. Available in pink or blue, it has upper-body sensors that allow it to “predict” its partner’s next steps. By interpreting users’ movements to estimate what they want, care robots will be able to provide better service for the elderly or disabled. ( ) 1. It can dance, talk, play music, tell time, take photos and even shake your hand. ( ) 2. It is a beautiful dance robot, and can provide better service for the elderly or disabled. ( ) 3. It has rich expressions, smiling or looking sad. ( ) 4. It can remember and copy 15 kinds of rhythmic patterns. ( ) 5. It can recognize the difference between voices from different positions. D E B C A 二、短语翻译 1. 不可否认 _____ 2. 注视；盯着 _____ 3. 设计用来做工的机器 _____ 4. 家用机器人 _____ household robots There’s no denying that… fix one’s eyes on a machine designed to do jobs 5. 娱乐型机器人 _____ 6. 工业机器人 _____ 7. 列出一张单子 _____ 8. 科幻小说 _____ science fiction entertainment robots industrial robots make a list of 9. 准备好做某事 _____ 10. 独立思考 _____ 11. 有感情 _____ 12. 有自己的需要和欲望 _____ have one’s own needs and desires be prepared to do sth think for oneself have feelings(
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