2023學(xué)年完整公開課版Unit2RobotsWarmingup

Unit2RobotsWarmingupIsitarealgirl?Arobotisbasicallyacomputer-controlledmachinethatisprogrammedtomove,manipulate(操縱)objects,andaccomplishworkforushumanbeings.Itisabletoperformrepetitivetasksmorequickly,cheaply,andaccuratelythanhumans.Whatisarobot?SoundsReasonable?Arobotisamachinedesignedtodojobsthatareusuallyperformedbyhumans.Robotsareprogrammedandcontrolledbyacomputer.

Haveyoueverplayedwithrobottoys?

robotDoyouwanttoplaywiththerealrobots?somerealrobotsGuesswhattheserobotsaredoing.PlayingfootballRiding/CyclingPlayingmusicDancingDoyouknowwhenthefirstrobotappeared?

Inthe1920's,KarlCapekfromCzechoslovakiaintroducedtheworld'sfirstrobotonstage.Hisplaywasentitled"Rossum'sUniversalRobots."Thethemeoftheplaywasrobotscontrollinghumansinsociety.Herejectedallsuggestionsthatarobotcouldeverreplaceahumanbeing,orhavefeelingssuchaslove.Allrobotsinclude3elements:

BodyControlBehaviorAccordingtotheabovedefinition,manyobjectsarekindofrobots.Forexample:RobotsNon-RobotsAlarmClockWalkmanTrafficLight(timed)CarMicrowave(cookfor2min)TypewriterPhotocopier(make100)BicycleVCR(recording)FlashlightSometimes,afewoftheobjectswe'veclassifiedabovecanbeconsideredbothrobotandnon-robot.Thosethatcanfallintobothcategoriesincludethecar(it'sarobotwithcruisecontrol),theTV(it'sarobotifithasalarmcapabilities),andtheVCR(it'sanon-robotifyou'rejustplayingatape).Let’slookatthepicturesbelowandseewhatrobotscanlooklike.Spider

Whatcanrobotslooklike?DinosaurSnakeMantis(螳螂)螳螂HumansHugearmWhatcanrobotsdoinourdailylife?DiscussionRobotsPlaywithhumansDoresearchTalkwithhumansDothehouseworkAndsoon…TakecareofchildrenActasapoliceman/asellerDosomeshoppingWhatcanarobotdo?

Sayhellotopeople

TalkwithpeopleCleantheplaneDothelabourwork

LeadthewayPlaysportsNowadaysrobotscanbemadeintovariousshapesforvarioususes.Whatkindsofworkarerobotsusuallyusedfor?Robotsaremadetoperformdifferenttasks.Manyofthemareusedfortasksthatareeitherdangerousorunpleasantforushumanbeings.Inothercases,robotsareusedinrepetitive,orboringtasksinwhichhumanperformancemightdegrade(降低價(jià)值)overtime.Robotscanperformtheserepetitive,high-precisionoperations24hoursadaywithoutfatigue.WhyuseRobots?Therearemanybenefitstousingrobotsinsteadofhumans.Thegoodthingaboutrobotsisthattheywillnevergetbored,andtheywilldothingsmoreefficientlythanpeople.Also,robotsnevergetsick,orneedtorest.Theywillneverneedtimeoff,orlunchbreaks.Sometimes,whenataskistoodangerousordifficultforahuman,arobotwillbeabletodoitwithoutanyrisksorproblems.Whywestudyrobots?SearchenginesLaborScienceMedicine/DiagnosisAppliancesWhatelse?診斷HondaHumanoidRobotWalkTurnStairsRobotTeamsUSCroboticsLabWhichoneofthefollowingisNOTarobot?A.Bicycle.B.Trafficlight.C.Microwave.D.Photocopier.2.Whichofthefollowingcanbeconsideredbotharobotandanon-robot?A.AlarmClock.B.MotorBike.C.Microwave.D.VCR.RobotQuiz3.Whywouldacompanychoosetouserobotsinsteadofhumans?A.Theynevergetsick.B.Theydon'tneedalunchbreak.C.They'llneverbebored.D.Alloftheabove.4.Robotscandoworkthatistoo_____forhumans.A.funB.scaryC.dangerousD.predictableFiction:

stories,novels,etc.whichdescribeeventsandpeoplethatdonotexistNon-fiction:writingthatisaboutrealpeople,eventsandfactsLiterature:

writingthatisconsideredtobeworkofart,includingnovels,playsandpoetryDoyouknowanysciencefictionliterature,films,TVshowsorcartoonsaboutrobots?Let’slookatsomemoviepostersbelowwhichareaboutrobots.Doyouknowthenamesofthesemovies?Transformers3《變形金剛3》I,Robot《我，機(jī)器人》TheMatrix《黑客帝國(guó)》AI-ArtificialIntelligence《人工智能》Doraemon《機(jī)器貓》Doyoulikethesemoviesorcartoons?Chooseoneandpreparetotelltheclassaboutitbriefly.Doyouthinkitispossibleforarobotto:thinkforitself?havefeelings?haveitsownneedsanddesires?lookandfeellikeahumanbeing?Doyouknowwhoheis?What’stherelationshipbetweenIsaacAsimovandrobots?IsaacAsimovIsaacAsimovisanAmericanscientistandauthor,whowrotesciencefiction,proposedthree(andthenheaddedLawZero)LawsofRobotics(inthe1940's):LawZero:Arobotmaynotinjurehumanity,or,throughinaction,allowhumanitytocometoharm.LawOne:

Arobotmaynotinjureahumanbeingorthroughinactionallowahumanbeingtocometoharm.LawTwo:

Arobotmustobeytheordersgivenitbyhumanbeings,exceptwheresuchorderswouldconflictwiththeFirstLaw.LawThree:

Arobotmustprotectitsownexistence,aslongassuchprotectiondoesnotconflictwiththeFirstorSecondLaws.ShortStoryCollections:I,RobotTheRestoftheRobotsTheCompleteRobotRobotDreamsRobotVisions

Novels:TheCavesofSteelTheNakedSunTheRobotsofDawnRobotsandEmpireAutobiography:

It'sBeenaGoodLife

IsaacAsimov’sMainWorksWhat