机械公敌是英文是什么？

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剧情简介

公元2035年，智能型机器人已被人类广泛利用。作为最好的生产工具和人类伙伴，机器人在各个领域扮演着日益重要的角色，而由于众所周知

的机器人“三大安全法则”的限制，人类对这些能够胜任各种工作且毫无怨言的伙伴充满信任，它们中的很多甚至已经成为了一个家庭的组成

成员。总部位于芝加哥的USR公司开发出更先进的NS-5型超能机器人，并计划达到平均每5人便可拥有1个。然而就在新产品上市前夕，机器人的

创造者阿尔弗莱德·朗宁博士却在公司内离奇自杀。

留恋以往简单生活，爱听老歌，喜欢老式打扮的黑人警探戴尔·史普纳接受了此案的调查工作。他根据对朗宁博士生前在3D投影机内留下的信

息分析和对自杀现场的勘查，怀疑这起案件并非人类所为，而公司总裁劳伦斯·罗伯逊似乎也与此事有关。

调查过程中他遇到了专门从事机器人心理研究的科学家苏珊·卡尔文博士，希望在她的帮助下找到答案。向来崇尚逻辑与科学的苏珊坚信，机

器人不仅会最大限度地帮助人类进步，而且决不会违背“三大安全法则”对人类有所伤害。过去的经历令史普纳对机器人深感厌恶，对于机器

人安全性的怀疑与苏珊的坚定南辕北辙。

史普纳发现了一个名叫桑尼的机器人极有可能就是奉命杀害朗宁博士的“凶手”。在追捕中他发现桑尼不仅具有自我思考能力，而且拥有酷似

人类的情感。讯问中桑尼告诉史普纳，他并没有杀害朗宁博士，而是在帮助他做一件事情。劳伦斯以只有人杀人才能定罪，机器人杀人只能认

定为“工业意外”为由将桑尼带回公司。这给调查带来了极大的困难，却更坚定了史普纳追查到底的决心。

史普纳继续追踪一切与朗宁博士有关的资料。深入的调查使他遭到大批NS-5型机器人的追杀，显然是有人想致史普纳于死地。苏珊来到史普纳

家中，告知在对桑尼的检查中发现，他不仅是完全超越了旧型号的新一代机器人，而且可以不受“三大安全法则”的限制做任何事情。

苏珊无意中惊讶地发现，史普纳原来是一个利用高科技修复合成的人。史普纳向苏珊讲述了他几年前经历的一场严重车祸。前来救助的机器人

以存活率为依据，放弃了一个6岁女孩的生命，这就是他对机器人冷酷无情、深感厌恶的原因。

劳伦斯承认他知道确实存在着能够超越三大安全法则的机器人，而自己也在尽力挽回这个由朗宁博士犯下的错误，并要求苏珊尽快将桑尼销毁

。桑尼将自己的梦画在纸上交给了史普纳，希望这个被朗宁博士载入的信息能够对他有所帮助。在执行销毁命令时，苏珊使用调包计将桑尼救

出。

根据桑尼梦中的情景，史普纳寻察到一个机器人的存放基地。他发现一项所谓“人类保护计划”正在实施。新一代NS-5型机器人正在基地奉命

销毁所有旧型号机器人，然而这仅仅是计划的第一步。与此同时，大批新型机器人走上街头命令市民回到家中，并对抗议的市民实行宵禁。机

器人与人类之间发生了激烈的冲突，此时机器人已完全不受人类操纵，整个城市顷刻间被它们所控制。苏珊也被自家的机器人限制了自由，幸

好史普纳及时赶到将她救出。

史普纳、苏珊和桑尼一起来到USR公司总部，却发现劳伦斯已死。史普纳忽然意识到自己的错误，应该怀疑的其实并非人类。真正的幕后操纵者

竟然是公司名为“薇琪”的中央控制系统。正是“她”利用上层控制系统囚禁了朗宁博士并对机器人进行操控。

“薇琪”的影像出现在他们面前。“她”认为人类正在危害自身的安全，国家发动战争，人类摧残地球，而机器人则必须拯救人类，保证人类

的持续存在发展，因此利用了上行线路控制了NS-5的程序来实施拯救计划。

真相大白，而此时唯一能做的就是尽快用抹除剂摧毁“薇琪”的智能控制系统，制止这场人类的灾难。大批受到控制的机器人向他们涌来。双

方经过激烈的战斗，抹除剂终于被注入了“薇琪”的智能系统，“人类保护计划”的所有命令随即终止。城市恢复了正常，机器人重新开始为

人类服务。史普纳也终于消除了对机器人的怀疑和厌恶，与桑尼成为了好朋友。

耗资超过1亿美元，由好莱坞巨星威尔·史密斯主演的美国惊险科幻大片《我，机器人》，首映周末的票房就高达5220万美元，受到影迷的热烈

追捧。导演艾里克斯·普罗亚斯展现了一个巧夺天工、精彩眩目的未来世界，同时营造了一场危机四伏的科幻冒险，让观众在感受惊险刺激的

同时，思考人类生存危机的深刻主题。

第一单元

Section A

你认为人们家里将会有机器人吗？是的，会有的。我想家家有会有一个机器人。孩子们还去学校上学吗？孩子们将不再去学校上学。他们将在家中通过电脑来学习。

1a 人们家里见会有机器人。人们将不再使用钱。一切都将是免费的。 书只会在电脑上出现，而不会在纸上。孩子们将不去上学。他们将在家里通过电脑学习。 将会只有一个国家。 人们将会活到200岁。

1c 100年后人们还用钱吗？不，不用了。一切都将会是免费的。人们会活到200岁吗？是的，他们会的。

2a 1将会有更多的人。2将会有更少的空余时间。3将会有更少的小汽车。4将会有更少的污染。5将会有更少的树。

2b 1将会有更少的人。3人们会更少的使用地铁。5城市将会庞大且拥挤不堪。

2c 我认为将会有更多的污染。喂，我不同意。但我认为将有更少的树木。我同意。

Grammar Focus 将会有更少的污染吗？不，不会的。将会有更多的污染。将会有更少的树吗？对，会的。孩子们将不去上学。孩子们将在家中通过电脑学习。

将会有更少的树。将会有更少的污染。

3a五年前，拉萨在上高中。她踢足球。她有一只猫。 现在，拉萨在上大学。她弹吉他。她有一条狗。 五年后，拉萨将是一名医生（已婚的），她将打网球。她将有一辆跑车（一个孩子）。

3b 你认为拉萨五年后会做什么工作？我认为她会是一名医生。她将进行什么体育运动？

4 我认为将有更多的高楼。而且小轿车会更少并且公交车会更多。

Section B

2c 你住在哪里？我住在一套公寓里。

3a 十年后，我想我将成为一名记者。我将住在上海，应为我去年去了上海并且喜欢上了它。我认为上海真是一个漂亮的城市。作为一名记者，我想我会结识许多有趣的人。我想我将和我最好的朋友们一起住在一套公寓里，因为我不喜欢独自居住。我将养些宠物，现在我不能养宠物因为我妈妈讨厌宠物，而且我们的公寓太小了。因此十年后，我将养许多不同种类的宠物。我甚至会养一只宠物鹦鹉！我可能会天天都去滑冰、游泳。平日里我很可能会穿上套装，看上去将会挺漂亮的。在周末，我将会穿的更休闲一些。我想我将去香港度假，并且有一天我甚至可能会去澳大利亚观光。

3b 这张纸上写着：“十年后我将是一名工程师。”我认为是林伟写的。是，是我写的。

4 我认为法国将会在下届世界杯赛中获胜。我不同意。我认为巴西下届将会获胜。

Self check

1当我长大了我想为自己工作。 我们的朋友在他们家里养一头宠物猪。工作面试时我需要看起来漂亮一些。 我们必须穿校服上学。 总有一天人们会飞到月球上去度假。

2预测未来可能会很难。有许多著名的预言从都没实现过。在1929年以前，**是无声的。美国最大的**公司之一的老板预言说没有人会愿意看到演员说话。当然，他错了！1977年，美国最大的电脑公司的老板说：“没人会想在自己家中拥有电脑。”他认为电脑绝不会为大众所用。

Just for fun! 你认为你下个月的生活将是什么样的？我的生活将比现在好得多！

Reading

Section2 你认为你将拥有自己的机器人吗？

在一些科幻影片中，未来的人们拥有自己的机器人。这些机器人像人类一样，他们帮助人们做家务，做人类最不想做的工作。一些科学家相信未来会有这样的机器人，然而，他们认为这样可能需要数百年的时间。科学家们现在正尽力使机器人看起来像人一样，与我们做同样的事情。日本的公司已经能让机器人走路、跳舞了。这种机器人看起来也是很有趣的。

但是机器人科学家詹姆斯·怀特不同意。他认为对机器人来说与人做同样的事情会很难。例如，对一个孩子来说醒来并不知道他在哪里是很容易的。怀特先生认为机器人将不能做到这一点。但是其他的科学家不这样认为。他们认为在25到50年内机器人将能够与人们对话。

机器人科学家们不仅仅是在尽力使机器人看起来像人，例如，已有机器人在工厂工作了。这些机器人看起来更像巨大的手臂。他们反复做那些简单的工作。人们不愿做这样的工作并且会厌烦。但是机器人永远不会厌烦。

在未来，到处都将有更多的机器人，并且人类将做更少的工作。新的机器人将有很多不同的形状。有些看起来像人，有些将会看起来像蛇。一场地震后，一个蛇形机器人能够帮助我们寻找（埋在）建筑物下面的人。现在看来似乎是不可能的。但在100年前，电脑、太空火箭甚至电动牙刷似乎也都是不可能的。我们永远都不知道未来会发生什么！

第二单元

Section A

1a 我父母每天都想让我呆在家里。我弟弟播放唱片声音太大。 我没有足够的钱。

2b 1你可以给他写封信。2也许你应当给他打个电话。3你应当说对不起。4也许你可以去他家。5你可以给他一张球赛的票。a那不容易。c我不想令他感到惊讶。d我不喜欢写信。e我不想在电话里谈那事。

Grammar Focus 怎么了？我的衣服过时了。（1c也许你应该买些新衣服。） 怎么了？我和最好的朋友吵架了。我该做什么？你可以给他写一封信。 他该做什么？也许他应该说抱歉。他们该做什么？他们应该谈论一下他们的问题。

3a 我需要些钱去参加夏令营，我该怎么办 哦，你可以找份兼职工作。我没有时间。 我有个主意，你可以从你哥哥那儿借些钱。不，他也没有钱。我想你应该向你父母要些钱。或者你可以卖掉你的唱片。不，我不卖。我喜欢我的唱片。或许你可以卖烧烤。不，我不会烧烤。那么，或许你应该打电话给那个无线电节目“青少年论坛”。

3b 我需要一些钱给我家人买礼物。我该怎么办？哦，不。我不喜欢那样做。那我认为你应该去找一份兼职工作。这主意不错。

4 吉姆可以加入一个俱乐部。但他很害羞，也许那不是一个好主意。不错是个好主意。

Section B

1a 1它们很新颖。2它们很舒服。3它们与我朋友们的衣服一样。4它们很时尚。5它们不贵。6它们色彩艳丽。2a 我朋友的衣服比我的好看。我的朋友与我穿同样的衣服、留同样的发型。我不喜欢我朋友的衣服和发型。

2c 我认为埃尔伦应当告诉她的朋友买不同的衣服。为什么？因为朋友们不该穿同样的衣服。

3a 亲爱的玛丽：

我有个问题需要你的帮助。我原以为我在学校受欢迎，但是我发现我的朋友们正为我最好的朋友筹备一个生日聚会，他们并没有邀请我。除了我，班上每个人都被邀请了。我不知道哪儿错了，非常不安，不知道该怎么做。你怎么想，能帮帮我吗？

你的，孤独小孩

4 你把作业忘在家里了。你最好的朋友比你更受欢迎。你把运动服弄丢了。 你不知道你的身份证在哪。 你不想上体育课。 你的父母经常吵架。

A我最好的朋友比我更受欢迎。我该怎么办？ B你可以对人更友好一些。 C你应该尽量风趣一些。

Self check

1 1让我们打电话给乔并邀请他打网球。 2你应该和你的父母谈谈你的问题。 3我的朋友生我的气。我应该对他说什么？ 4我不想争论。让我们把它忘了吧。 5我原以为我这次考试没及格，但我刚刚发现我及格了。

2亲爱的陈阿姨：

我的表妹与我同岁。她确实很好。我们相处的很融洽，但她总是借我的东西。上周她借了我的数学书而且还没归还。因此我不能写作业。我不想和她吵架，因为她是我最好的朋友。我不知道该怎么办。请你给我一些建议，好吗？

你的， 一个求助者

Just for fun! 他穿与我相同的衣服。我想成为独一无二的。你该告诉他穿不同的衣服。我说了，可他不听我的！

Reading Section2 也许你应该学会放松！

对于凯西泰勒三个孩子来说，生活非常繁忙。他们在学校已经够忙了，但放学后凯西还会把两个男孩带去打篮球和踢足球。她还会把女儿带去上钢琴课。疲惫的孩子们7点才能到家，他们很快吃完晚饭后又到写家庭作业的时间了。泰勒家的家长和许多英美的家长一样，他们带着孩子参加一个又一个活动，尽他们所能把孩子的生活添满。医生说很多孩子就生活在很大的压力下。老师们也抱怨课堂上有太多疲倦的孩子。大多数孩子都参加课后俱乐部。这些活动包括运动，语言，音乐和数学。心急的家长现在已经不是什么新鲜事了，但是现在的家长督促得有点太过了。家长看见其他家的孩子参加很多活动，所以他们就觉得他们自己的孩子也应该去参加。林达米勒是住在伦敦的一位三个孩子的母亲，她就很清楚这中压力。她说，在一些家庭里，竞争在孩子很小的年龄时就开始了。母亲们在孩子很小的时候就把孩子送去参加各种课程，而且还老把他们和其他孩子比较。这是很疯狂的举动。人们不该这么硬逼孩子们。爱丽丝·格林博士也同意这个观点。她还说这些孩子长大后发现很难对自己的生活进行思考，因为家长过多地为他们计划了他们的人生。当他们成年后就不会自己计划自己的人生了。家长应该给孩子多一点属于他们自己的时间。一方面，孩子们需要组织好的活动，另一方面，他们也需要时间和自由来放松和更多的时间来独立完成一些事情。

3a 美国和英国的孩子参加许多课外活动。许多孩子出于压力之下。如今的家长们给孩子们的压力比以前更大了。孩子们应有自由时间来放松。

4a 你何时觉得有压力？ 你该采取何种方式来放松？

第三单元

Section A

那么飞碟来的时候你正在干什么？哦，我正站在图书馆前面。

1a 1我在浴室。2我在卧室。3我在图书馆前面。4我在厨房。5我在我的理发店。6我坐在理发店的椅子上。

1b a站在图书馆前/在图书馆里学习 b打扫房间/睡懒觉 c做奶昔/做晚饭d刚冲完澡/在电话中交谈e吃午餐/理发

1c 飞碟到达的时候他正在做什么？当飞碟到达时，他正在睡懒觉。

2b 当飞碟着陆时，那个男孩在街上走。 当她看见外星人走出来时，那个女孩正买东西。当外星人在买纪念品时，女孩打电话给警察了。 当外星人在参观博物馆时，男孩给电视台打了电话。

Grammar Focus 当飞碟降落时这个男孩正在街上走。 当这个男孩正在街上走时，这个飞碟降落了。当外星人走出来时，这个女孩正在购物。 当那个女孩正在购物时，外星人走出来了。

3a 亲爱的杰克:

我有一个非常不寻常的经历在周日大约在上午10点,我正在街上走,一架UFO着陆在我的前面你可以想象这是多么的奇怪!一个外星人走出来,然后沿着中心街走我跟着它想看看它要去哪,我很惊奇当它走进一个礼品店当它正在看礼品的时候,店里的售货员给警察打电话在警察到之前,那个外星人已经离开商店去参观航天博物馆了当那个外星人在博物馆的时候,我给电视台打了电话那太令人惊奇了!

4 上星期上午九点钟你正在干什么？ 我在睡觉。 你呢 我在做作业。你在开玩笑。

Section B

2c 当约翰步行上学时，他看见书上有一只猫。

3 琳达很喜欢她的狗狗戴维。上周六她们一起去纽约。当琳达在火车站买报纸的时候，她的狗狗从盒子里跑开了。火车站很喧闹，琳达怎么找也找不到戴维。琳达大声叫着狗狗的名字，人们纷纷看着她，但狗狗并没有出现。琳达就报了警。就在琳达打电话的时候，戴维在火车站外遇见了另一条狗。警察在路上了，琳达仍旧在火车站走来走去，叫着戴维。她并没有想到去火车站外看看。最后，一个小男孩对她说："你有没去火车站外找找？我刚才进站的时候看到一条黑色的大狗。”琳达终于见到了戴维，他正和另外那条狗追逐嬉戏。在它们旁边有一座警亭。警察对琳达说：“我想，是我的狗找到了您的狗。”

4b 上个星期天上午的十一点钟你在哪里？ 我在公园。 你在哪里做什么？

Self check 1 1当她看到车祸时，那个女孩正在购物。 2 今天早上我是如此累，要从床上出去都很难。 3 我到纽约的航班从北京国际机场起飞。 4 当飞机着陆时，伦敦正在下雨。 5 别叫喊！我能听清楚。

Just for fun! 昨晚当我睡觉时，一个飞碟着陆了。 你害怕了吗？不怎么怕。

祝你学习进步，更上一层楼！(^__^)

英语robot

一、含义

n 机器人；机械呆板的人；自动机；（非洲南部）自动交通信号灯

二、用法

直接源自捷克语的robotnik，意为奴隶。

作名词含有机器人，自动机，自动仪器，自动机械，遥控设备，机械呆板的人，机械般工作的人，计一种关键字查询程式，机械手等意思。

词汇搭配

build a robot制造机器人，invent a robot发明一个机器人，use a robot使用机器人形容词

The toy robot moved forward with quick jerky steps

玩具机器人一颠一颠地走得很快。

扩展资料：

近义词：android、machine、automaton。

一、android

1、含义：n 机器人。adj 有人类特征的Androidn 安卓系统(Google开发的基于Linux平台的手机操作系统)

2、举例

The cost of an android will be about the same as a car

一个机器人的成本可能与一辆小轿车差不多。

二、machine

1、含义：n 机器；做事效率高的人；工具；车辆。v 以机器制造。

2、举例

This machine has been specially adapted for underwater use

这机器是为水下使用而特别改装的。

三、automaton

1、含义：n 机器人；不动脑筋机械行事的人。

2、举例

I get sick of being thought of as a political automaton

我厌倦了被看作是一个政治上不动脑筋机械行事的人。

Most colleges provide a good working environment大多数学院提供了一个良好的工作环境。 To study well, a good living condition is necessary, With a comfortable room, you can also relax by yourself要好好学习，一个良好的生活条件是必须有一个舒适的房间，还可以放松自己。

It is probably best to live in college, with other students, at least for your first year at college这可能是最好的大学生活，与其他学生至少在第一年中，在大学。 This increases your opportunities to make friends with students who are learning different subjects-and so to broaden your interests这增加了你的机会，使学生在学习谁不同学科和扩大，使你的朋友的利益。 In this first year you will also get to know about other kinds of places, and can consider their good points and weaknesses 在这第一年的您也将更多地了解其他类型的地方，可以考虑它们的优点和缺点。

Wherever you live , you will need a place in which to study well-without spending too much time or money on travel无论你是住，你需要一个旅行不花太多时间或金钱地方，要好好学习。 Also , do not allow yourself to be away from the opportunities for enjoyment and friendship which college life provides此外，不要让自己从和友谊，享受大学生活的距离提供了机会。

The part-time student , or the student who goes to a local college, will probably live at home and have no such problems兼职的学生，或学生谁去当地一所大学，可能会住在家里，没有这样的问题。 However, some changes may be needed但是，有些可能需要修改。 It is not possible to work well in a room shared with other people who are doing different things(such as talking ,listening to the radio, or playing games)这是不可能的工作，与谁在做不同的事情（如谈论别人共用一个房间好，听收音机，或者玩游戏）。 A student living at home needs the encouragement and support of other members of the family学生在家里生活需要的鼓励和家庭其他成员的支持。 The same is also true if two or three students share a room in college同样也是如此，如果两三个学生在大学有着房间。

If you cannot go into another room to study when other people are at home , try to fit your study time into your timetable so that you can study in the reading room of a local library or in the college library如果你不能到另一个房间，研究当其他人都在家里去，请尝试适合你的时间表，你的学习时间，使您可以研究在本地的图书馆阅读室或在高校图书馆。 Then study at home at times when you expect other people to be out of the house or busy doing other things in other rooms然后，在家里学习的时候，你希望其他人会走出家门，或忙着在其他房间的其他东西

机器人

英文：robot； android； automaton；

Most mobile robots are still in the design stage

大多数移动机器人仍处在设计阶段。

The robots have been on trial for the past year

这些机器人过去一年都在试用当中。

These cars are built by robots

这些汽车是由机器人制造的。

Robotics is the science and technology and application of robots Stories of artificial helpers and attempts to create them has a long history and is the basis of much science fiction

Robots are generally used to help with jobs that are too dirty or boring for most human beings

The first prgrammable humanoid robot was about 1206 AD We can make a robot to look like almost anything we want The most fantasized about are ones that have a humanoid appearance Think of a repetative task and generally there is probably one on th market that can do what you want

Remember Rosey the robot on The Jetsons, or the robot on Lost in Space We have come a long way, but we aren't quite that far yet It is only a matter of time There are already robots that can do simple tasks like cleaning the floor, or doing the laundry But these won't be ready for the public until about the year 2010 The cost of the robots is another matter

The robot is based around the structure, which is like the skeleton of the human body It is the main support system

Next, you have the actuatorsor "muscles" of the robot This is quite complex, and I won't go into now

Manipulators are the way an object is manipulated This generally is done by grippers, or effectors

Then there is locomotion to worry about Do you have a flat surface that it will work on Then it will probably be a rolling robot It can be two wheels, four wheels, or on tracks

If there are stairs, or uneven terrain the problem becomes more complex Walking is difficult to solve, especially if you compare it to how a human walks If The robot has locomotion, I am assuming it is going from point A to point B Does it need memory to get to point A and memory to get to point B It will probably need something similar to radar to be used for crash avoidance

Scientists and researchers are constantly trying to hone the robot into something better

Robots make our life a lot easier They are in every facet of our life The computer, garage door opener, unmanned reconnaissance planes, satellites, lawn mowers, a GPS in our car These are all of robots we we use every day and probably don't think about it

As you can tell, robots can get very complex very quickly The fancier you make it, the more compkex and expensive it becomes You are trying to tell an inanimate object how to do something halfway human, and that is complex

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People who go all Lou Dobbs about robots People say things like: All robots look alike Robots should speak English Robots are taking all the jobs Robots don't pay enough taxes Robots reproduce like bunnies I don't want my child playing with a robot, or goodness gracious, marrying a robot

An acquaintance of mine, who discriminates against robots, but never actually met one, received a Roomba for Christmas "I pushed its power button," she said "It was so cute when it sounded the "charge," and scurried across the floor gobbling up dust bunnies I love Roomba," she said "But I still don't like robots" It is typical to think that your robot is somehow different from other robots Those other robots can not be trusted

It may take another generation, one where our children are raised amongst robots, for them to gain acceptance Like the washing machine and the automobile, robots are part of our future

It is true that robots can be hard to tell apart I remember Sarah Connor in Terminator II She damn near wet her pants when a series 800-Model 101 showed up, a few years after she'd sent its twin to the scrap heap Given a little time, however, she got acquainted with the big, muscle-bound machine She fantasized about keeping him on as dad and husband After all, he got along well with the boy, was a good provider, and would stop at nothing to protect her family

Although robots are loyal and dependable, they do screw up once in a while I'm thinking of HAL in 2001, A Space Odyssey He definitely made a mistake of judgment I still think he deserved a second chance For every HAL, there are dozens of R2-D2's and 3CPO's And that cute little WALL-E

Occasionally, there is a bad egg, like ED-209 in RoboCop Or the Battle Droids in Star Wars But are they worse than rottweilers and pit bulls Surely, some of them can be rehabilitated, and make good pets

From an economic point of view, you can't beat robots They work day and night They rarely call in sick They add to the nation's GDP, and don't require pensions or health care They are terrific with numbers and rarely have math anxiety RoboDoc performs delicate surgeries 24/7 and he never gets the shakes

But, you ask, "What if they go into politics" Will they impose their culture, their language, and their way of life on us Forget about it No one can resist Big Macs, vacations to Disneyland, and shopping at Walmart This is America

Face it, robots are here to stay They are willing to do ANYTHING They make great maids and gardeners, sweepers and scrubbers, mowers and choppers There are robots that care for the elderly, wash their dirty bottoms and soon perhaps, play Yahtzee with them There are robots that imitate pets yet don't require walks nor litter boxes Even robots that'll go the fridge, grab a cold beer, and bring it to you If it's eager to watch the Super Bowl, and play Wii Tennis, you got yourself a great roommate

As far as intermarriage with a robot, didn't they try that in The Stepford Wives Maybe it was just too soon

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Most of us are still of of the mindset that robotics is something that is rather futuristic We still may have pictures in our head of humanoid robots, flailing their arms and either attacking the Earth from other planets or perhaps protecting us in some way or another The fact of the matter is, humanoid robots are still very much futuristic but much of the future of robots is already in existence today Robots are used in a number of different settings that you might find rather interesting Here is a little bit about the future of robotics and the fact that much of it is already in existence with what we are doing now

One of the ways in which robots are most often used is in an industrial setting The automotive industry, for example, makes use of robots on their assembly lines to do a number of different tasks Unfortunately, this has put many individuals out of a job because the robot was able to do what they used to do on the assembly line more efficiently Not only that, once the robot is put into place they are able to take care of these repetitive tasks, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year

One of the ways in which robotics is used on a regular basis is in spot welding Although this used to require a human touch, much of the welding that is now done by robots is so accurate and precise that a human could not possibly take care of it in that way Many times, this welding needs to be done in an assembly line environment so the same simple task is done over and over again It will be difficult for anybody to improve on what is already existing in these robotics unless they make them less apt to have difficulties from breaking down

Robots are also able to help us to get out of dangerous situations in many cases A good example of this is spring painting Humans used to have to take care of spray painting in the automotive industry and other industrial settings This put them at risk because they were constantly being exposed to dangerous chemicals, even if they wore protective clothing A robot is not only able to be in these rooms without having to worry about health concerns, they are able to do the painting more evenly and accurately than their human counterparts

Finally, robotics are often used in the development and building of computer chips These chips are often too small for humans to work on themselves so if or not for the robotics that are put to use in these factories, much of the computer science that we have today would not be in existence Although they will continue to improve on this and other things in the robotics industry, the fact of the matter is that the modern-day use of robotics is already futuristic

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Developing a humanoid robot has long since captured the human imagination and will be the continued focus in the future of robotics Scientists say there are two obstacles to creating a robot with human or super-human intelligence: vision and processing sensory information "It is almost impossible to predict when machines will become as clever as humans," admits Ronald Arkin, a robotics expert at the Mobile Robot Laboratory in Atlanta, Georgia "Although work in magnetic resonance imaging holds great promise, researchers can now watch areas of the brain light up as individuals carry out specific mental tasks When we have that knowledge, we can pass it on to computers"

Motor vehicle production is one area where robotics automation is already being used Yet imagine a world where we can read, have a glass of wine, talk freely on our cell phones or take a nap while our personal automobile drives itself from our workplace to our doorstep Or perhaps we'll abandon the wheeled prototypes altogether and kick back in our personal flying car like numerous science fiction films predict So how far are we from such a future

Well, in 2007, the US Defense Advanced Research Project Agency had 83 robotic system vehicles driving through a 60-mile urban course, navigating around other vehicles, pedestrians and obstacles; all without incident Just three years ago, robotic vehicles couldn't even drive straight across the wide-open desert without crashing "The robotics industry is developing in much the same way the computer business did thirty years ago," Microsoft founder Bill Gates observed

So what is in store for the future of robotics in the workplace The US military is one of the biggest donators to robotic research, as they hope to replace human lives with robotics automation, reducing our casualties in war Robots are already completing reconnaissance missions, disassembling explosives and firing on enemy combatants

Military chiefs are aiming to make a third of all ground vehicles driver-less by 2015 Researchers are also looking at robots similar to those featured in Isaac Asimov's "I Robot" that cooperate together in a swarm-like way to complete complex tasks Just the size of a small bug, these insect swarms look unassuming but are capable of jamming communication lines, gathering intelligence and firing at enemy combatants

The future of robotics is taking aim at the rapidly aging population, with the end goal of providing for the elderly in places like the US which will see 97 million baby boomers in need of care or in Japan, where 22% of the population is over 65 Currently $1 billion is spent each year researching how autonomous robots can care for the elderly Secom's "My Spoon" robot, for instance, can feed disabled people by breaking up food into chewable morsels and spooning it into their mouths "Paro," another Japanese invention, looks like a baby seal and responds to the affection of lonely elderly patients, while also monitoring their heart rate and health symptoms

用英语说机器人的优点和缺点。

Robots can help us do many things机器人可以帮我们做很多事情。But they may out of control sometime 但是有时候机器人也会失去控制。