Whatisarobot?Arobotisamachinedesignedtodojobsthatareusuallyperformedbyhumans.Haveyoueverplayedrobottoys?DoYouwanttoplaywiththerealrobots?GuesswhattheserobotsaredoingPlayingfootballDrivingplayingmusicdancingsayhellotopeopletalkwithpeopleRobotsPlaywithhumandoresearchTalkwithhumanDothehousework(cleaning,cooking……..)Andsoon…Takecareofchildrenactasapoliceman/asellerDosomeshoppingWhatcanarobotdo?cleantheplaneDothelabourworkleadthewayNowadaysrobotscanbemadeintoallkindsofshapesforvarioususes.终结者（阿诺.施瓦辛格）T8001终结者T10002“I,ROBOT”Speaking&WritingImagineyouareengineersinacompanythatmakesrobotsandyouhavebeenaskedtodesignanewtypeofrobot.Yourrobotcanbeused:(1)Inthehome(2)Inaworkplace(3)Inthestreet(4)Inthenaturalenvironment(5)InspaceoranywhereelseYouaredividedintogroupsoffourtodesignyourrobot.Youcanfollowthestepsasbelow:1.Decidethepurposeoftherobot.2.Makealistoftheabilitiestherobothas.3.Drawapictureonapieceofpaperandnameitspartsandexplainwhateachpartdoes.4.Writeaparagraphdescribingtherobotandwhatitcando.5.Introduceyourdesigntoyourclassmates.spidersnakemantis螳螂Tipsondesigningyourrobots:Considerthesixmajorrobotcharacteristics:1.Looks:Whatdoestherobotlooklike?Isthereareasonforittolookasitdoes?2.Sensing:Howdoestherobot“know”orfigureoutwhat’sinitsenvironment?3.Movement:Howdoestherobotmove?4.Operation(操作):Howdoestherobotmoveoroperateotherobjects?5.Energy:Howistherobotpowered?Canithavemorethanoneenergysource?6.Intelligence(智慧):Howdoestherobot“think”?It’syourtimetodesignyourgroup’srobot.Youaredividedintogroupsoffourtodesignyourrobot.Youcanfollowthestepsasbelow:1.Decidethepurposeoftherobot.2.Makealistoftheabilitiestherobothas.3.Drawapictureonapieceofpaperandnameitspartsandexplainwhateachpartdoes.4.Writeaparagraphdescribingtherobotandwhatitcando.5.Introduceyourdesigntoyourclassmates.WhathaveweWhathavewelearnedfromlearnedfromthisunit?thisunit?ReadinchorusforfunMyRobotDoesMyHomeworkMyrobotdoesmyhomework.Hehelpsmeeverynight.Thetroubleishedoesn'tgettoomanyanswersright.He'dprobablydobetterathomeworkbut,yousee,Ibuilthim,soheonlyknowsthethingshelearnedfromme.--KennNesbitt•1.WritedownandSharetherobotyoudesignwithyourfriends.•2.searchthefollowingwebsitesformoreinformationifpossible:•http://news.xinhuanet.com/ent/2004-07/16/content_1605363.htm•http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0343818/•3.Watchamoviewitharobotinit,“I,Robot”,forexamplewithin4days.HomeworkAsamplewriting:TherubbishcollectorTherubbishcollectorisarobotabouthalfthesizeofasmallcar.Itsbodyissquareandcontainsalargerubbishbininsideit.Ithasacameraattachedtothetopfrontofitsbody.Alsoatthefrontisapairofarms.Underneathithasfourwheelsandsixlegs.Withthecameraitcan“see”rubbishsuchaspaper,glass,andplastic.Ifthesurfaceofthegroundissmooth,itrunsonitswheels,andifthegroundisrough,itunfoldsitslegsandwalks.Whenitseesapieceofrubbish,itstopsandusesitsarmstopickitupandputitinitsrubbishbin.However,whenitseesaperson,ananimaloraplant,itgoesarounditasitisabletorecognizewhensomethingisnotapieceofrubbish.Thecompanyshouldmakethisrobotasitwouldbeverypopularwithschools.Itwouldcleantheoutsidegroundsoftheschoolandsogivethestudentsmoretimetospendontheirstudies.Itwouldalsobeagreatadvantagetohaveatsportsgroundsoranyotherareawhererubbishisdroppedbythepublic.Michelle
