Order the sentences using the instruction in Ex. 37.



 

a) According to the chart, the robotic market will grow more than four times over the 15 years’ period.

b) Also, the share of personal and commercial robots is expected to rise from less than a quarter to over a third of the total robots’ market.

c) It compares the usage of personal and commercial robots with the usage of military and personal robots.

d) So there are two definite trends: firstly, the use of robots will continue to grow, secondly, robots will be used in everyday life more often.

e) The pie chart created by Boston Consulting Group shows robots’ usage in 2010 and 2025.

Study the chart and fill in the gaps in its description.

 

The graph __________ the change in robotic market ____ 30 years’ period from 1995 __ 2025. The graph focuses on the increase in ______and ______ robots. In ____these robots were totally absent from the market. The only robots available at that time were ______ ____, whose _____remains more or less ______ over the entire period.The dramatic twelve____ growth of the robotic market by 2025 will be due to the increase __ the _______ of home, medical and public sector service robots. These robots will take up about _______ quarters of the market. So there are ____definite trends: ______, in 2025, the robotic market will be much ______ than it is today, secondly, it will be dominated by ______ ___ ______ _______.

 

45 *Choose one of the charts and write its description.


 

 

 

Module 9 Lesson 4 ROBOTIC CHALLENGE

Choose the word which cannot be used with the word in BOLD.

handle/ perform/ solve/ tackle PROBLEMS

CORE component/ function/ structure/ centre

perform/ tackle/ serve/ do TASKS

solve/ overcome/ navigate/ create OBSTACLES

PERFORM tasks/ chores/ obstacles/ jobs

 

Brainstorm dangerous environments for robots to work in.

 

- Natural disasters: …

- Human caused catastrophes: …

- Remote areas on Earth and outside: …

 

Watch the video about DARPA Robotic Challenge and mark the tasks the robots were to do

o

valve
ladder
climb a ladder

o dispose of a bomb

o drill holes in metal

o open a door

o put out a fire

o twist a valve

o walk on difficult terrain

 

Watch the video again and fill in the gaps.

The DARPA robotic challenge is meant to test robots’ performance in ….. . The competition attracted all sorts of participants: government, ………….. and ………….. institutions. One of the robots presented by NASA is meant to work in ……….. . Another NASA robot was inspired by an ape and can use …. or ….. legs to move.

The tasks for the robots were designed to …………. actions in a catastrophic event. Some of the robots did not take part in the challenge and were there to demonstrate the ……….. of the cutting-edge robotics. However, it was clear from the show that the development is certain to be followed with ….. . The team from …. won the challenge. It earned ….. out of ……. points.

 


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