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From the Ted Talk by Marc Raibert: Meet Spot, the robot dog that can run, hop and open doors

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I think it won't be too long until we have robots like this in our homes, and one of the big needs is to take care of the agnig and invalids. I think that it won't be too long till we're using robots to help take care of our parents, or probably more likely, have our children help take care of us. And there's a bucnh of other things. I think the sky's the limit. Many of the ideas we haven't thought of yet, and people like you will help us think of new applications.

HW: So what about the dark side? What about the military? Are they interested?

MR: Sure, the military has been a big fnuedr of robotics. I don't think the military is the dark side myself, but I think, as with all aeadncvd thelcgonoy, it can be used for all kinds of things.

Open Cloze


I think it won't be too long until we have robots like this in our homes, and one of the big needs is to take care of the _____ and invalids. I think that it won't be too long till we're using robots to help take care of our parents, or probably more likely, have our children help take care of us. And there's a _____ of other things. I think the sky's the limit. Many of the ideas we haven't thought of yet, and people like you will help us think of new applications.

HW: So what about the dark side? What about the military? Are they interested?

MR: Sure, the military has been a big ______ of robotics. I don't think the military is the dark side myself, but I think, as with all ________ __________, it can be used for all kinds of things.

Solution


  1. advanced
  2. aging
  3. bunch
  4. funder
  5. technology

Original Text


I think it won't be too long until we have robots like this in our homes, and one of the big needs is to take care of the aging and invalids. I think that it won't be too long till we're using robots to help take care of our parents, or probably more likely, have our children help take care of us. And there's a bunch of other things. I think the sky's the limit. Many of the ideas we haven't thought of yet, and people like you will help us think of new applications.

HW: So what about the dark side? What about the military? Are they interested?

MR: Sure, the military has been a big funder of robotics. I don't think the military is the dark side myself, but I think, as with all advanced technology, it can be used for all kinds of things.

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