Unit2 robots

Warming-up  What ’ s a robot?  A robot is a machine designed to do jobs that are usually performed by humans,which are programmed and controlled by a computer.

 Do you know how many different kinds of robots?

个人营养师 NEC 的 “ 光学舌 ” 机器人（ optical-tongue robot ）咬 了一口苹果，分析水果成分，然后核对食用者的医疗记录，看看 适不适对方食用。

魔力辅助脚 这 套 HAL-5 机器 脚超人装可协 助工人抬起重 物，或协助残 障人士爬楼梯

女舞者 图中的男士跟两位机器女舞者（ PBDR ） 搭舞，这是由 Normura Unison 所创造。

女主播由大阪大学教授 Hiroshi Ishiguro 发 明的机器人新闻女主播

救难水蛇 ACM-R5 可搜索困在大楼中的受害者。 该水蛇机器人前方内建相机，每次可执行 30 分钟 的任务。

huge arm humans snake (mantis 螳螂 ) spider

 Fiction : stories, novels, etc. which describe events and people that do not exist  Non-fiction :writing that is about real people,events and facts  Literature: writing that is considered to be work of art, including novels, plays and poetry Do you know science fiction literature, films, TV shows or cartoons about robots?

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What can robots do ? … humans, snake, huge arm, spider homework play with me play football What can robots look like? Discussion :

Designing : Suppose you are engineers in a company that makes robots and you are asked to design a new type of robot. Your robot can be used in the home, workplace, street, natural environment, space or anywhere else you can think of. In groups, carry out t

In groups, carry out your designing, you can consider these followings : 1 What does your robot look like ? 2 What can your robot do ? Are there any laws for him to obey ? 3 Draw your robot and have one member explain your design. 4 After discussion,every group write a paragraph describing your robot and make the company convinces that your designing is the best.

Acting Every group please make up one play between your designed robot. You can : 1decide who will play each characters 2 plan what the characters will say 3 plan the actions of each character 4 show how the characters are feeling by using suitable gestures, facial expressions,words and actions 5 perform your play before the class