Cool Japanese robots – level 3

16-10-2014 15:00

Whether you’re in the mood for a bit of ping pong or just fancy a chat, what you might need is a robot. And that’s exactly what you can find at Japan’s biggest tech exhibition, as companies showed off their latest inventions and innovative robotics.

Omron corporation showed off its table tennis robot, which uses motion tracking to match its serves to a player and a rally of plays that are easy for an opponent to hit.

And for those looking for a robot with a more personal touch, Toshiba has just the thing with their sign language “Communication Android”.

But if you fancy the ultimate gadget, surely it’s got to be a giant T-Rex. The remote controlled robot dinosaur illustrates the potential-remote powered robots could have in the future, although they might not all be dinosaur-shaped.

Difficult words: whether (if), fancy (like), rally (an extended exchange of strokes between players), ultimate (the best or most extreme of its kind).

Source: www.ondemandnews.com

LEARN 3000 WORDS with NEWS IN LEVELS

News in Levels is designed to teach you 3000 words in English. Please follow the instructions
below.

How to improve your English with News in Levels: 

Test

  1. Do the test at Test Languages.
  2. Go to your level. Go to Level 1 if you know 1-1000 words. Go to Level 2 if you know 1000-2000 words. Go to Level 3 if you know 2000-3000 words.

Reading

  1. Read two news articles every day.
  2. Read the news articles from the day before and check if you remember all new words.

Listening

  1. Listen to the news from today and read the text at the same time.
  2. Listen to the news from today without reading the text.

Writing

  1. Answer the question under today’s news and write the answer in the comments.

Speaking

  1. Choose one person from the Skype section.
  2. Talk with this person. You can answer questions from Speak in Levels.

 

Stock images by Depositphotos