单选题
Autonomous robots are able to move and decide by
themselves. At a simple level, these can include robot vacuum cleaners that
"decide" what to react to human behaviors without human intervention.
The University of the West of England's David McGoran takes his Heart
Robot on a touchy feely tour, allowing it to come face to face with a
spider-like robot built by Matt Denton of Micromagic Systems. Both robots are
being displayed at the London Science Museum until July 31st.
The heart robot that "enjoys" being hugged and stroked could be among the first
robots to signify a new era of "emotional machines" used for medical treatment
and enjoyment, according to one of its inventors. It has a
beating heart which rises when the body is shaken, but slows down when treated
calmly. In addition, Heart's eyes flutter in response to touch.
David McGoran, of the University of the West of England, predicts the
part-puppet, part-machine creation he helped develop is an example of how robots
will increasingly adopt human characteristics. "Right now we're seeing the first
implementations in toys," he told BBC News. "There are little robotic dinosaurs.
There's a new robotic toy from the film Wall-E that's coming out, and that's a
very expressive robot." Nevertheless he believes there could be major
implications for social care, with research already taking place into giving
elderly care homes robots that express emotions. "This raises
really interesting social and ethical questions," said Mr. McGoran. He added
that there could be many benefits, particularly for people taking medical
treatment. "If scientists can put this natural interface into robots then it
would be much easier for us to relate to robots." The Heart
Robot is on display alongside a face-tracking insect-like robot. The "ic
Hexapod" by Micromagic Systems has been programmed to recognize human facial
features and follow people as they move around. It tracks human faces and takes
photos. Like the Heart Robot, it is billed as an example of the increasingly
sophisticated ways in which machines are able to recognize and mimic human
behavior.
单选题
Mr. McGoran went to London because ______.
A. he wants to take his robot on a touchy feely tour
单选题
According to the text, the heart robot ______.
A. has emotional feelings
B. heart beating rises when hugged
C. eyes open when touched
D. can be used for education
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[解析] 推理题。题干意为“根据文章，有‘心’机器人会怎样?”从文章第三段中的“...used for medical treatment and enjoyment”可以得出有心机器人可以用在医疗和娱乐上，而文章没有提过教育，因此排除D；从文章第四段第一句“It has a beating heart which rises when the body is shaken...”可以得出有“心”机器人在被摇动时而不是被拥抱时心跳加快，因此排除B；从文章第四段第二句“...Heart's eyes flutter in response to touch.”可以看出，它在被触摸时会眨眼而不是睁眼，因此排除C；而从第三段第一句话我们可以判断答案为A。
单选题
David believes that ______.
A. robots will be of more and more human characteristics
B. robotic toy industry will develop fast
C. scientists can learn from robot films
D. old people need to take care of robots at home
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[解析] 推理题。题干意为“大卫相信什么?”从第五段第一句话最后“...robots will increasingly adopt human characteristics...”，可以知道机器人将具备越来越多的人类特征，因此可见正确答案为A。
单选题
The difference between heart robot and ic Hexapod is that ______.