Unit4EarthquakesⅠ
阅读理解[2017·山西晋中摸底]Formanyyears,machineshavebeendoingworkthatpeopleoncedid,includingsomedifficultjobs
Searchandrescueoperationsindangerousenvironmentsareoftenseenasthefirstareasthatwillemployhightechnologyrobots
Butthereisanotherareawheretheymaysoontakejobstraditionallyheldbyhumanbeings,therestaurantindustry
TeamsfromaroundtheworldcompetedinearlyJuneattheDARPARoboticChallengeFinalsinCalifornia
AteamfromSouthKoreaanditsrobot,calledDRCCHubo,wonfirstplaceinthecompetition
ThesecondandthirdplacewinnerswerefromtheUnitedStates
Therobotswererequiredtodriveavehicle,climbupstepsanddomechanicalwork
Suchactivitiesareeasyforhumanstoperform,butmoredifficultformachines
Notallofthecompetitorsweresuccessful
Thefailuresshowedhowdifficultitistodesigneffectivewalkingmachines
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