工业机器人现在正开始对工业进行一场革命。这 些机器人的样子和行为方式不很像人,但它们干的 是人类的工作。
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Robots are particularly useful in a wide variety of applications, such as material handling, spray painting, spot welding, arch welding, inspection, and assembly, current research efforts focus on creating a “smart” robot that can “see”, “hear, ”and “touch” and consequently make decisions.
Marcy: Ah, I see. The point here is that what we
show you are not other kinds of robots but industrial ones. We needn’t make them look like us humans. Mary: Well, I understand. Now could you tell us what these industrial robots can do for us? Marcy: Sure. These robots can do many things for us. They can help us, for example, to handle materials, spray paint, rescue people from the fire, and even help to explore deep oceans and outer-space. Tom: Uh, how great robots are! But what makes robots able to work for us so marvelously? spray painting 喷涂 marvelously奇迹般地,奇异地