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ROBOT WITH NEW FUNCTIONALITIES

In 2008, Caterpillar Inc. developed a dump truck that can drive itself without any human operator. Many analysts believe that self-driving trucks may eventually revolutionize logistics. By 2014, Caterpillar had a self-driving dump truck which is expected to greatly change the process of mining. In 2015, some analysts believe that within the next few decades, most trucks will be self-driving. A literate or ‘reading robot' named Marge has (5) intelligence that comes from software. She can read newspapers, find and correct misspelled words, learn about banks like Barclays, and understand that some restaurants are better places to eat than others. Baxter is a new robot that is different from other industrial robots because it can learn. A worker could teach Baxter how to perform a task by moving his hands in the desired motion and having Baxter memorize them. Extra dials, buttons, and controls are available on Baxter's arm for more precision and features. Any regular worker could program Baxter and it only takes a matter of minutes, unlike usual industrial robots that take extensive programs and coding in order to be used. This means Baxter needs no programming in order to operate. No software engineers are needed. This also means Baxter can be taught to perform multiple, more complicated tasks.

Worker robots are becoming more popular in industries. Nowadays they can do more difficult jobs in many factories. The use of robots helps factories increase the quality of their products because robots can do the job well for many hours while humans can get tired and bored. Engineers can make robots more effective and useful at home, at school, and at work. However, a robot uses on average about 100 more times energy than a human to do the same job. The latest 20 kg robot can lift 2 kg, but a 5 kg human arm can lift 50 kg.

People are very interested in robots. Some of them look like mechanical dolls to play with. Most of them look like other machines of today's high technology. Serious research on intelligent robots began in the 1960s in several countries. Now we are on the fifth generation of robots. The first robots were very expensive. They cost $500,000 when a worker could do thesame work for$15 an hour. By the early 1970s, a robot brain, a computer, cost $300,000. Today's robots costfrom$15,000 to $150,000. One of the advantages of robots is that they can work in situations that are dangerous or harmful to human workers. Today there are millions of people who work at machines in the world. Robots will replace them. Part of the problem will be solved because of the decrease in the number of births. There will be fewer people looking for jobs. Many people will find changes in their jobs, and they will not like some of them. The students of today must be sure that these changes are good. Robots must improve, not harm, the quality of human life.

People are very interested in robots. Some of them look like mechanical dolls to play with. Most of them look like other machines of today's high technology. Serious research on intelligent robots began in the 1960s in several countries. Now we are on the fifth generation of robots. The first robots were very expensive. They cost $500,000 when a worker could do the same work for$15 an hour. By the early 1970s, a robot brain, a computer, cost $300,000. Today's robots cost from$15,000 to $150,000. One of the advantages of robots is that they can work in situations that are dangerous or harmful to human workers. Today there are millions of people who work at machines in the world. Robots will replace them. Part of the problem will be solved because of the decrease in the number of births. There will be fewer people looking for jobs. Many people will find changes in their jobs, and they will not like some of them. The students of today must be sure that these changes are good. Robots must improve, not harm, the quality of human life.

People are very interested in robots. Some of them look like mechanical dolls to play with. Most of them look like other machines of today's high technology. Serious research on intelligent robots began in the 1960s in several countries. Now we are on the fifth generation of robots. The first robots were very expensive. They cost $500,000 when a worker could do thesame work for$15 an hour. By the early 1970s, a robot brain, a computer, cost $300,000. Today's robots costfrom$15,000 to $150,000. One of the advantages of robots is that they can work in situations that are dangerous or harmful to human workers. Today there are millions of people who work at machines in the world. Robots will replace them. Part of the problem will be solved because of the decrease in the number of births. There will be fewer people looking for jobs. Many people will find changes in their jobs, and they will not like some of them. The students of today must be sure that these changes are good. Robots must improve, not harm, the quality of human life.

People are very interested in robots. Some of them look like mechanical dolls to play with. Most of them look like other machines of today's high technology. Serious research on intelligent robots began in the 1960s in several countries. Now we are on the fifth generation of robots. The first robots were very expensive. They cost $500,000 when a worker could do thesame work for$15 an hour. By the early 1970s, a robot brain, a computer, cost $300,000. Today's robots costfrom$15,000 to $150,000. One of the advantages of robots is that they can work in situations that are dangerous or harmful to human workers. Today there are millions of people who work at machines in the world. Robots will replace them. Part of the problem will be solved because of the decrease in the number of births. There will be fewer people looking for jobs. Many people will find changes in their jobs, and they will not like some of them. The students of today must be sure that these changes are good. Robots must improve, not harm, the quality of human life.

People are very interested in robots. Some of them look like mechanical dolls to play with. Most of them look like other machines of today's high technology. Serious research on intelligent robots began in the 1960s in several countries. Now we are on the fifth generation of robots. The first robots were very expensive. They cost $500,000 when a worker could do thesame work for$15 an hour. By the early 1970s, a robot brain, a computer, cost $300,000. Today's robots costfrom$15,000 to $150,000. One of the advantages of robots is that they can work in situations that are dangerous or harmful to human workers. Today there are millions of people who work at machines in the world. Robots will replace them. Part of the problem will be solved because of the decrease in the number of births. There will be fewer people looking for jobs. Many people will find changes in their jobs, and they will not like some of them. The students of today must be sure that these changes are good. Robots must improve, not harm, the quality of human life.