Nowadays, more and more service robots have become a part of people’s daily life. According to a recent report, the average annual (年均的) growth of the Chinese robotics industry (机器人行业) over the past five years has reached 22 percent.
Many Chinese companies have made robotic dogs. For example, one company in Hangzhou made a robotic dog and it could carry 3 kilograms of things and it could serve as a running partner for its owner. In 2021, a company also made a robot that was able to “see” and “sense” its environment with face and body recognition (识别) technology. The robot could follow its owner and avoid obstacles (障碍) automatically (自动地).
Robots are now helping people in many ways. They are widely used in houses, acting as people’s personal helpers, such as robot cleaners and cooking robots.
In education, robots are used as great teachers and coaches. Recently, a board game robot was used in Guangzhou. Besides teaching students to play Chinese chess, it could also tell the culture and rules of the game.
Robots are also used in elderly (年长的) care. Some products that could improve old people’s self-care have already been in use on the market.
Now, service robots are made to offer more convenient and intelligent services. Our life will be different with the help of these robots in the future. Do you think so?
【小题1】What percent has the average annual growth of the Chinese robotics industry reached over the past five years?【小题2】Is there a robot that can “see” and “sense” its environment?
【小题3】According to Paragraph 3, what can robots do in houses as people’s personal helpers?
【小题4】In which ways can robots be used according to the passage?
【小题5】What do you think of service robots?
