1. Unit 2 Robots 人教新课标选修 7

2. What is a robot? A robot is a machine designed to do jobs that are usually performed by humans. Robots are programmed and controlled by a computer. Today there are different kinds of robot, including industrial robots, household robots, and entertainment robots. Robots also often appear as characters in stories.

3. There are many types of robots and they can do different work.

4. Industrial robots 工业机器人

5. Household robots 家用机器人

6. Domestic robots 家用机器人

7. Entertainment robots 娱乐型机器人

8. Entertainment robots

9. Doraemon 机器猫

10. How does a robot work? Robots are p__________ and c________ by a computer. rogrammed ontrolled

12. dangerous more intelligent stronger … Bad Good … … do homework do housework play with people look for people do unpleasant jobs walk and dance talk What can robots do ?

13. Can you make a list of any science fiction, literature, films, video games, TV shows and cartoons you know that include as characters? Let ’ s look at these pictures :

14. I, ROBOT Science fiction film

15. Inteligencia Artificial 人工智能 Inteligencia Artificial 人工智能

16. Transformers

17. Astro Boy 阿童木

18. Do you think it is possible for a robot to: think for itself? have feelings? have its own needs and desires? look and feel like a human being?

19. Now read a story about a robot. It was originally written by science fiction writer, Isaac Asimov, and published in 1951. Here the story has been retold by another writer.