[1]Formorethan40years,robotshaveworkedinfactories,doingjobstooboringortoodangerousforhumans.Now,newrobotsarestartingtohelphumansathomeandatwork.
[2]ItwasanexcitingnightattheDetroitSymphony.Aspecialguestwasjoiningtheband.Theconductorsteppedoutontothestageandliftedbotharmstodirectthemusicians.Theyplayedasongcalled"TheImpossibleDream".Theaudiencewasamazed.Afterall,ASIMO,theconductor,isonlyeightyearsoldandfourfeettall.It'sjustoneofmanyrobotsbeingdevelopedtoperformtasksthathumansusuallyperform.
[3]Japanhasmorerobotsthananyothercountry.FourOutofevery10workerrobotsarethere.TheJapanesegovernmentisspendingmillionsofdollarsbuildingevenmorerobots.Whytherushformoreelectronichelpers?MorethanonefifthofJapan'spopulationis65orolder,sotherearenotenoughyoungpeopleintheworkforce.
[4]ManyofJapan'srobotsaredesignedtointeractwithpeople.OneJapanesehospitalhasthreeshinyrobotsthathelpoutinthewaitingroom.Theygreetpatientsandgivedirections."Robotswon'teverbedoctors,"sayshospitalspokespersonNaoyaNarita."Buttheycanbeguides."
[5]Sincethe1960s,robotshavebeendoingjobsthataretooboringortoodangerousforhumans.Somestandforlonghoursinfactories,packagingfoodorputtingtogethercars.Othersmilkcowsonfarmsalldaylong.However,theseindustrialrobotsdon'tlooklikehumans.Nowthatrobotsaremovingintoourhomes,manyarestartingtolookmorelikeus.TrevorBlackwell'scompany,Anybots,makesrobots.HebuiltadishwashingrobotcalledMonty.Itisastallasapersonandhashumanlikehands,
[6]Willtherobotsofthefuturelookmorelikemachinesorpeople?Eitherway,Blackwellishappytoletthemdothechores."I'dratherhavearobotdodishes,"hesays.Wouldn'tyou?
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