Contents Preface introduction unit 1

Match the words with their right definitions.

Tele-controlled	Robots that work cooperatively with humans
Telesurgery	An aircraft without a pilot that is operated by remote control
Android/humanoid	Computer system that simulate human intelligence
Industrial robot	Robots work under the control of humans and/or computer programs
Remote-controlled	An automation that resembles a human being
Nano-robot	Involves a doctor performing delicate surgery through robotic hands controlled from computer station just a few feet from the patient
Co-robots	Designed for household jobs, education, entertainment and for assistance to the elderly or physically and mentally challenged population
Da Vinci Surgical System	Automated machines that work on assembly lines
Drone	Robots are controlled by humans with a controller such as joystick or other hand-held device
Personal service robot	System that enhances the surgeon’s skills by scaling down and refining hand movements
Artificial intelligence	Micro robot-a robot the size of a molecule designed to work inside the human body

8. 
   Match the words with their right definitions.
   

Slated	to move soldiers, weapons, equipment into position of action
to escalate	being developed for the future
to design	pleasant, friendly, easy to talk
in the works	planned for a particular time in the future
automaton	a piece of equipment used for discovering the presence of light, heat, movement etc.
to deploy	robot
affable	to plan or develop something for a specific purpose
sensor	to become greater, worse or more serious

9. 
   Replace the words from exercise 9 into the correct places. Follow your grammar as well.
   

Three 152 centimeter tall ………….. will soon begin working as prison guards in the South Korean city of Pohang. The four-wheeled robots were developed as part of the government’s $864,000 robotic guard program. The robots have been ………….. to relieve human guards, not replace them, in order to allow guards to focus more on the rehabilitation of inmates. The robots are equipped with an …………. appearance and …………. that allow them to detect behavior among inmates that could …………. into violence or suicide.

The program, ………… to launch in March 2012, is part of a larger effort to make South Korea a world leader in robotics. Elsewhere, English-speaking robots have been ………… as teaching assistants in some Korean schools. Many other projects are ………….., such as personal assistant robots to care for the elderly.

LESSON FIFTEEN

ONLINE EDUCATION

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