Unit 8 Robotics

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8 ROBOTICS
Contenidos: Modal verbs Comparación de adverbios y adjetivos.
A) Read this text and answer.
a. In what ways can robots move?

b. What kind of motor can robots have?
c. What kind of power source can they have?
d. What does the sensory system do?
e. What does the processor do?
Robots-moving, powering, feeling and thinking

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Robots have five basic components: a movable structure, a motor, a power source, a sensory system,
and a processor. The entire robot may move, on legs in the case of Honda’s Asimo, on wheels, or on
caterpillar tracks in the case of Urbie, or only one part may move such as the arm of an industrial robot.
The motor provides the physical power to move the structure. It may be electric, pneumatic, or some
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form of heat engine. All motors require a source of power. In the case of mobile robots which use
biological fuel which they collect as they move. Compressed air, in tanks for mobile robots or directly
from a compressor for fixed robots, is the power source for pneumatic systems.
In the same way that humans depend on sight, hearing, taste, smell, and touch to make sense of the
world, robots require a sensory system in order to function. Sensors feed information to the processor. The
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information provided depends on the function of the robot. Location is important for most robots.
Industrial robots must be capable of placing items or performing actions in exactly the right place. With
some robots, location is controlled by placing electronic tracks for the robot to follow. Container handling
in ports can be done by robotic vehicles following such tracks.
Heat sensors may be important for robots working in extreme conditions. Sensors which measure the
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pressure exerted by robot arms or pincers are important for robots which pick up or handle delicate
items. For robots which walk or climb stairs, information on weight distribution and balance is important.
Robots which look for some types of explosive need sensors which can detect chemical smells. Robots
which have to navigate over unfamiliar ground, such as the Mars Rover, have digital cameras to help
them identify obstacles and select navigable routes.
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The brain of a robot is the processor. It controls the operation of the robot. It is programmed to allow
the robot to carry out a series of actions and to respond to feedback from the sensory system. In the case
of a simple robot, such as a domestic vacuum cleaner, the program may instruct the robots to turn 90
degrees when it collides with an obstacle.
B) Find in the text and transcribe:

A modal verb of obligation: _________ (line__) A modal verb of possibility: _________ (line__)
A modal verb in passive voice: ____________ (line __)
Then, reflect with your teacher or partners about the words in bold and what they represent. What do
the underlined words refer to?
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Comparing benefits
A) Think of some places where robots are used. What are they used for? Does your
company use robots? What for? Read these two stories about robots and answer the
questions.
Peter Knigge used to get up early every morning to milk the cows on his farm in Wisconsin, the USA.
Then, he bought two robots. Now the robots milk the cows three times a day. That’s more often than
Peter could milk them, so the cows produce 10 percent more milk and the farm is more productive.
1. Is milk production higher or lower? Why?
The Japanese company NEC used robots to assemble its mobile phones. Then it found that it could do the
job more efficiently if it used people. “Using robots was good, but now we’re discovering that using
people for multitask work is faster”, said Mr Saitama, the company president. NEC now uses people and
assembles the phones 45 percent faster.
2. Were the robots good at the job?
3. Who assembled the phones more efficiently?
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
Grammar Reference: Comparison
Use more/less + adverb to compare how we do things.
People do the job more efficiently. Robots do the job less efficiently.
Irregular forms: well-better, fast-faster, early-earlier, badly- worse, hard-harder, late-later

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
B) Complete these sentences. Use a comparative adverb.
1. We operated efficiently before, but with our new computer system we operate ………………………………
2. This machine prints fast, but the new machine……………………………………………………………………………………
3. My car ran well before, but after the engine tune up, it ……………………………………………………………………..

4. This blade cuts badly, but that rusty old blade ……………………………………………………………………………………
5. I get up early most mornings, but I have more jobs to do on Mondays so I……………………………………..
6. I drive carefully, but my wife ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
7. We finished work late today, but yesterday we …………………………………………………………………………………..
8. My boss works har,d but I ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
What kind of robot is this advertisement for? What can this robot do? What does it have?
Security patrol robot S5.2 2020
The best choice for critical applications is the S5 IR modification, fitted up with a dual-spectrum PTZ
camera. Along with an optical zoom module, it enables infrared (IR) monitoring with a non-cooled
thermal camera. The IR camera makes it possible to detect a human being hundreds of yards away by
day or at night. Unlike an optical camera, a thermal video camera does not need lighting to operate at
night, meaning that a robot can patrol non-lit areas. For the robot’s passage to be precise, the
patrolling route must be defined with night markers.
S5 series security robots designed for patrolling and guard duty have built-in digital video recorders
for capturing images from all the CCTV monitoring cameras onboard the robot.
While patrolling facilities where humans may be present, a two-way audio communication between
people near the robot and an operator may be required. For this purpose, we offer an optional unit
called Panic Button and Two-Way Audio.
The Human Identification at a Distance option allows people to be identified in the field of view of the
robot’s cameras where intruders can also be detected.
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The S5.2 can do the same things as a human guard, but which one is better? Do you agree (A)
or disagree (D) with these statements? Give reasons.
1. You can patrol a warehouse more cheaply with human guards.

2. It doesn’t matter if a robot gets damaged. But if a human guard gets injured, it’s more serious.
3. A robot moves more slowly than a human guard.
4. Human guards are less reliable than robots.
5. Robots work harder than human guards.
6. It takes longer to program a robot than it takes to train a human guard.
7. A human guard has a better memory than a robot.
8. A robot is more flexible and adaptable than a human.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Homework
Complete the sentences using the comparative form of the word in brackets.
1. Film cameras are (cheap) …………………………………. than digital cameras.

2. Flying by plane is (safe) ………………………………… than riding a motorbike.
3. I think this machine would work (well) ……………………………… if we replaced the bearings.
4. You can see the structure of the material (clearly) ………………………………… in the next slide.
5. It’s much (fast) ………………………………… to send a voice message than to text one.
6. Can you come a bit (early) …………………………………… tomorrow?
7. I’ll ask Antonio to explain it to you. His English is (good) ……………………………………. than mine.
8. This type of drug needs to be much (carefully) ……………………………………. tested in the future.
9. Laser jets are (expensive) …………………………………… than ink jets, but the print quality is (high)
……………………………………….
10. Be careful how you lift that box. It’s a lot (heavy) ………………………………………… than the other two.
11. I’m sure we could produce these parts (cheaply) ……………………………… than we do now if we used
robots.
12. We need to respond to complaints (fast) ……………………………………… we have in the past.

SOUNDS AND SPELLING IV
CONSONANT SOUNDS
Read the words in the table and practise the sounds.

1) p b k g v f
/f/ /b/ /v/ /p/ /g/ /k/
Cough Balloon Of Please Spaghetti Car
Off Bike Never Stop Great Soccer
Finish Cob View Cape Guide Like
Philosophy Lobe Live Paw Longer Scheme
2) t d s z r j
/r/ /d/ /s/ / j/ /t/ /z/
Wrong Lived Psychology Usually Worked Eyes
Right Day Glass Yellow Note Zebra
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A) Read this text and answer.

a. In what ways can robots move?

Robots-moving, powering, feeling and thinking

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B) Find in the text and transcribe:

A modal verb in passive voice: ____________ (line __)

Use more/less + adverb to compare how we do things.

Irregular forms: well-better, fast-faster, early-earlier, badly- worse, hard-harder, late-later

B) Complete these sentences. Use a comparative adverb.

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Security patrol robot S5.2 2020

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1. You can patrol a warehouse more cheaply with human guards.

1. Film cameras are (cheap) …………………………………. than digital cameras.

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Read the words in the table and practise the sounds.

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