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1、1、FastrunningrobotsPEOPLEaren’ttheonlyonesthatcanrunontwolegs–robotscan,too!Mabeltherobotrunsjustlikeahuman,onlymuchfaster.ScientistsintheUSbuiltMabel–shecanrunataspeedof10.9kilometersperhour.SheevensetaGuinness(吉尼斯)worldrecordforthefastestrobotrunningontwolegs.Mabelwas
2、bornin2009.Ittookscientiststhreeyearstogetherupandrunning.Herlegsarelightandspringy(有弹力的).Whensheisrunning,Mabelismuchlikeahuman.RobotslikeMabelwillsoonbeabletododangerouswork,likelookingforpeopleinsideaburning(着火的)house.AccordingtooneofthescientistswhoworkedonMabel,Jon
3、athanHurst,theresearchtheydidtomakearunningrobotmayhelppeopleinotherways,too.“Peopleinwheelchairs(轮椅)maybeabletowalkagain,”saidHurst.2、ThenoseknowscancerDOGSdon’tjustfinddrugs(毒品)withtheirnoses,butlungcancer(肺癌),too.TheAmericanmagazinePopularSciencereportedthatadogcould
4、tellifapatienthaslungcancerbysmellinghisorherbreath(呼吸).ResearchersinGermanytraineddogsandaskedthemtosmell220people.Thegrouphadhealthypeople,lungcancerpatientsandpeoplewhohaveanotherlungdisease(疾病).Thedogspickedoutpatientswithlungcancer.However,scientistsdonotknowwhatex
5、actlythedogsaresmelling.Theyare6workinghardtoexplainit.Scientistshopetousethisinformationtomake“electronic(电子的)noses”touseinhospitals.3、Lookintothenews“MIRROR(镜子)mirroronthewall,what’shappeninginLibyarightnow?”NowwiththisnewmirrorfromtheNewYorkTimes,youcanbrushyourteeth
6、whilereadingthelatestnewsandwatchingvideosinyourbathroom.Themirrorworkswithsomeverynewsoftware(软件).Youcanuseittogetthenews,scheduleeventsonyourpersonalcalendar(日程表)andleavemessagesforfamilymembers.There’sanotherkindofnewmirror,too.Itcanreadthesignals(信号)ofthepersonstand
7、inginfrontofit.Accordingtowhattheuseriswearing,itgivesfashiontipsandsuggestionsonhisorherclothes.Goingshoppingoreatingout?Don’tgoinahurry!Themagicmirroroffers(提供)youcoupons(优惠券),too.4、CleverrobotchatsitupWHOareyoutalkingtoontheInternet?Itmaynotbeahuman!ABritishsoftwared
8、eveloper(软件开发者),RolloCarpenter,madeapieceofsoftwarecalledCleverbot.Itcanfoolpeopleintothinkingthattheyaretalki
