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Do you think you will have your own robot?
In some science fiction movies,people in the future have their own robots.These robots are just like humans.They help with the housework and do the most unpleasant jobs.
Some scientists believe that there will be such robots in the future.However,they agree it may take hundreds of years.Scientists are now trying to make robots look like people and do the same things as us.Japanese companies have already made robots walk and dance.This kind of robot will also be fun to watch.
But robot scientist James White disagrees.He thinks that it will be difficult for a robot to do the same things as a person.For example,it's easy for a child to wake up and know where the are.Mr White thinks that robots won't be able to do this.But other scientists disagree.They think that robots will be able to talk to people in 25 to 50 years.
Robot scientists are not just trying to make robots look like people.For example,there are already robots working in factories.These robots look more like huge arms.They do simple jobs over and over again.People would not like to do such jobs and would get bored.But robots will never get bored.
In the future,there will be more robots everywhere,and humans will have less work to do.New robots will have many different shapes.Some will look like humans,and others might look like snakes.After an earthquake,a snake robot could help look for people under buildings.That may not seem possible now,but computers,space rockets and even electric toothbrushes seemed impossible a hundred years ago.We never know what will happen in the future!
翻譯：你認為你將擁有自己的機器人嗎?
在一些科幻影片中,未來的人們擁有自己的機器人.這些機器人像人類一樣,他們幫助人們做家務(wù),做人類最不想做的工作.一些科學(xué)家相信未來會有這樣的機器人,然而,他們認為這樣可能需要數(shù)百年的時間.科學(xué)家們現(xiàn)在正盡力使機器人看起來像人一樣,與我們做同樣的事情.日本的公司已經(jīng)能讓機器人走路、跳舞了.這種機器人看起來也是很有趣的.
但是機器人科學(xué)家詹姆斯•懷特不同意.他認為對機器人來說與人做同樣的事情會很難.例如,對一個孩子來說醒來并不知道他在哪里是很容易的.懷特先生認為機器人將不能做到這一點.但是其他的科學(xué)家不這樣認為.他們認為在25到50年內(nèi)機器人將能夠與人們對話.
機器人科學(xué)家們不僅僅是在盡力使機器人看起來像人,例如,已有機器人在工廠工作了.這些機器人看起來更像巨大的手臂.他們反復(fù)做那些簡單的工作.人們不愿做這樣的工作并且會厭煩.但是機器人永遠不會厭煩.
在未來,到處都將有更多的機器人,并且人類將做更少的工作.新的機器人將有很多不同的形狀.有些看起來像人,有些將會看起來像蛇.一場地震后,一個蛇形機器人能夠幫助我們尋找（埋在）建筑物下面的人.現(xiàn)在看來似乎是不可能的.但在100年前,電腦、太空火箭甚至電動牙刷似乎也都是不可能的.我們永遠都不知道未來會發(fā)生什么!