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AlmostHuman?
Scientistsareracingtobuildtheworld'sfirstthinkingrobot.Thisisnotsciencefiction:somesaytheywillhavemadeitbytheyear2020CarolPackerreports.
Machinesthatwalk,speakandfeelarenolongersciencefiction.Kismetisthenameofanandroid(机器人)whichscientistshavebuiltattheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology(MIT).
Kismetisdifferentfromthetraditionalrobotbecauseitcanshowhumanemotions.Itseyes,earsandlipsmovetoshowwhenitfeelshappy,sadorbored.Kismetisoneofthefirstofanewgenerationofandroids--robotsthatlooklikehumanbeings--whichcanimitatehumanfeelings.Cog,anotherandroidinventedbytheMIT,imitatestheactionofamother.However,scientistsadmitthatsofarCoghasthementalabilityofatwo-year-old.
Theoptimists(乐观主义者)saythatbytheyear2020wewillhavecreatedhumanoids(机器人)withbrainssimilartothoseofalladulthumanbeing.Theserobotswillbedesignedtolooklikepeopletomakethemmoreattractiveandeasiertoselltothepublic.Whatkindofjobswilltheydo?Inthefuture,robotslikeRobonaut,ahumanoidinventedbyNASA,willbedoingdangerousjobs,likerepairingspacestations.Theywillalsobedoingmoreandmoreofthehouseholdworkforus.InJapan,scientistsaredesigningandroidsthatwillentertainusbydancingandplayingthepiano.
Somepeopleworryaboutwhatthefutureholds:willrobotsbecomemonsters(怪物)?Willpeoplethemselvesbecomeincreasinglylikerobots?Expertspredictthatmoreandmorepeoplewillbewearingmicro-computers,connectedtotheInternet,inthefuture.Peoplewillhavemicro-chipsinvariouspartsoftheirbody,whichwillconnectthemtoawidevarietyofgadgets(小装置).
Perhapsweshouldnotexaggerate(夸大)theimportanceoftechnology,butonewonderswhether,inyearstocome,wewillstillbefallinginlove,andwhetherwewillstillfeelpain.Whoknows?
Kismetisdifferentfromtraditionalrobotsbecause__________. A.itthinksforitself
B.itisnotlikesciencefiction
C.itcanlookaftertwo-year-olds
D.itseemstohavehumanfeelings
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