Japão cria robô para fazer companhia a astronautas:sport live 365

7 agosto 2013

Transcript

This is Japan’s latest astronaut.

Kirobo the robot was exposed to zero gravity before being sport live 365 blasted into space. Its destination: the International Space Station.

The tiny sport live 365 android has been sent into sport live 365 orbit as a companion for Japan’s human space traveller.

Its creator says Kirobo’s most important skill is that it can sport live 365 mimic human emotions. He wants its sense of sport live 365 compassion to help lonely astronauts during their stay in space.

Transcriçãosport live 365português

Este é o mais novo astronauta japonês.

O robô Kirobo foi exposto a gravidade zero antessport live 365ser lançado ao espaço. O destino: a Estação Espacial Internacional.

O pequeno andróide foi enviado para a órbita da Terra como companhia para um viajante japonês humano.

O criadorsport live 365Kirobo diz que a mais importante qualidade do robô é que pode imitar emoções humanas. A ideia é que o sensosport live 365compaixão da máquina possa ajudar astronautas solitários durantesport live 365estada no espaço.

Vocabulary

blasted - movement which started with an explosion

android - robot that looks like a human

orbit - route of an object around a planet or star

mimic - imitate

compassion - awareness of the suffering of other person

Exercise

blasted / android / orbit / mimic / compassion

1. The European Space Agency (Esa) is celebrating the 10th anniversary of its Mars Express mission. Launched on 2 June 2003, the probe went into __________ around the Red Planet in the December of that year.

2. "All I can say is it makes you proud to be a human being when people show that kind of __________."

3. A Chinese rocket carrying a probe destined for the Moon has __________ into space. A Long March 3C rocket with the Chang'e-2 probe took off from Xichang launch centre at about 1100 GMT.

4. The story of __________ on the silver screen cannot pass without mention of three contemporary classics: The replicants rebelling against their pre-programmed demise in Blade Runner (1982); Arnold Schwarzenegger's gun-toting turn as 2029-vintage cyborg in The Terminator (1984); and Peter Weller as officer Alex J Murphy's alter ego in the dystopic Detroit of RoboCop (1987).

5. A diabetes pill has anti-ageing effects and extends the life of male mice, research suggests. Scientists believe the drug, metformin, may __________ the effects of extreme calorie restriction.

Answers

Source: Europe's Mars Express spacecraft celebrates 10 years http://bbc.in/130VDEl

2. "All I can say is it makes you proud to be a human being when people show that kind of compassion."

Source: Lindsay Sandiford appeal receives £1,800 from man aged 87 http://bbc.in/12F5Vfu

3. A Chinese rocket carrying a probe destined for the Moon has blasted into space. A Long March 3C rocket with the Chang'e-2 probe took off from Xichang launch centre at about 1100 GMT.

Source: China launches Moon mission http://bbc.in/cJdFlz

4. The story of androids on the silver screen cannot pass without mention of three contemporary classics: The replicants rebelling against their pre-programmed demise in Blade Runner (1982); Arnold Schwarzenegger's gun-toting turn as 2029-vintage cyborg in The Terminator (1984); and Peter Weller as officer Alex J Murphy's alter ego in the dystopic Detroit of RoboCop (1987).

Source: The evolution of movie robots http://bbc.in/16r3D3N

5. A diabetes pill has anti-ageing effects and extends the life of male mice, research suggests. Scientists believe the drug, metformin, may mimic the effects of extreme calorie restriction.

Source: Pill linked to long life in mice http://bbc.in/158WUhY