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From the Ted Talk by Henry Evans and Chad Jenkins: Meet the robots for humanity

Unscramble the Blue Letters


Back to you, Henry.

HE: Thank you, Chad.

With this drone setup, we show the potential for bedridden people to once again be able to explore the outside world, and robotics will ellunveaty provide a level panylig flied where one is only liitmed by their mental acuity and imagination, where the disabled are able to perform the same activities as everyone else, and perhaps better, and toleognchy will even allow us to provide an outlet for many people who are presently considered vegetables. One hundred years ago, I would have been treated like a vegetable. Actually, that's not true. I would have died.

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Back to you, Henry.

HE: Thank you, Chad.

With this drone setup, we show the potential for bedridden people to once again be able to explore the outside world, and robotics will __________ provide a level _______ _____ where one is only _______ by their mental acuity and imagination, where the disabled are able to perform the same activities as everyone else, and perhaps better, and __________ will even allow us to provide an outlet for many people who are presently considered vegetables. One hundred years ago, I would have been treated like a vegetable. Actually, that's not true. I would have died.

Solution


  1. playing
  2. field
  3. eventually
  4. limited
  5. technology

Original Text


Back to you, Henry.

HE: Thank you, Chad.

With this drone setup, we show the potential for bedridden people to once again be able to explore the outside world, and robotics will eventually provide a level playing field where one is only limited by their mental acuity and imagination, where the disabled are able to perform the same activities as everyone else, and perhaps better, and technology will even allow us to provide an outlet for many people who are presently considered vegetables. One hundred years ago, I would have been treated like a vegetable. Actually, that's not true. I would have died.

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