ROBOTS, ANDROIDS, AI PROFESSIONAL ENGLISH IN USE FOR COMPUTER

 

PROFESSIONAL ENGLISH IN USE FOR COMPUTER 30.ROBOTS, ANDROIDS, AI

 

A Robots and automata A robot is a computer-programmed machine that performs actions, manipulates objects, etc. in precise and, in many cases, repetitive way. Robots may be automata, or man-like machines, whose basic components are similar to a human body. ·         They have mechanical links, joints, which connect their movable parts. B Uses of robots The word robot comes from robota, meaning compulsory labour in Czech; similarly, robots are helpful in activities which are too dangerous, too boring or too precise for human beings. Robots in industry Robotic arms, telescopic or bending arms, are widely used in the automobile industry to paint, weld, and assemble car parts. Robots are also used in electronic assembly of microchips where precision of movements is essential. Robots and space Planetary rovers, remotely-operated vehicles, and space probes, unpiloted spaceships, are used to explore space. C Artificial Intelligence Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the science that tries to recreate the human thought process and build machines that perform tasks that normally require human intelligence. It has several applications. Androids are anthropomorphic robots designed to look and behave like a human being. Most androids can walk, talk and understand human speech. Some react to gestures and voice inflection. Some ‘learn’ from the environment: they store information and adapt their behaviour according to a previous experience. EXERCISES 30.1 Complete the article with words from A opposite. ACTION ROBOT TO COPY HUMAN BRAIN Scientists are At Aberystwyth University are working on a machine which they hope will recognize objects with cameras that will work as (1) ____________, and retrieve objects with an arm that will be its (2) ____________ ______________. 30.2 Match the pictures below to the types of robots in B opposite. 30.3 Complete the extracts with words from C opposite.

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