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1、1、FastrunningrobotsPEOPLEaren’ttheonlyonesthatcanrunontwolegs–robotscan,too!Mabeltherobotrunsjustlikeahuman,onlymuchfaster.ScientistsintheUSbuiltMabel–shecanrunataspeedof10.9kilometersperhour.SheevensetaGuinness(吉尼斯)worldrecordforthefastestrobotrunningontwolegs.Mabelwasbornin2009.Ittooksc
2、ientiststhreeyearstogetherupandrunning.Herlegsarelightandspringy(有弹力的).Whensheisrunning,Mabelismuchlikeahuman.RobotslikeMabelwillsoonbeabletododangerouswork,likelookingforpeopleinsideaburning(着火的)house.AccordingtooneofthescientistswhoworkedonMabel,JonathanHurst,theresearchtheydidtomakearu
3、nningrobotmayhelppeopleinotherways,too.“Peopleinwheelchairs(轮椅)maybeabletowalkagain,”saidHurst.2、ThenoseknowscancerDOGSdon’tjustfinddrugs(毒品)withtheirnoses,butlungcancer(肺癌),too.TheAmericanmagazinePopularSciencereportedthatadogcouldtellifapatienthaslungcancerbysmellinghisorherbreath(呼吸).R
4、esearchersinGermanytraineddogsandaskedthemtosmell220people.Thegrouphadhealthypeople,lungcancerpatientsandpeoplewhohaveanotherlungdisease(疾病).Thedogspickedoutpatientswithlungcancer.However,scientistsdonotknowwhatexactlythedogsaresmelling.Theyare6workinghardtoexplainit.Scientistshopetouseth
5、isinformationtomake“electronic(电子的)noses”touseinhospitals.3、Lookintothenews“MIRROR(镜子)mirroronthewall,what’shappeninginLibyarightnow?”NowwiththisnewmirrorfromtheNewYorkTimes,youcanbrushyourteethwhilereadingthelatestnewsandwatchingvideosinyourbathroom.Themirrorworkswithsomeverynewsoftware(
6、软件).Youcanuseittogetthenews,scheduleeventsonyourpersonalcalendar(日程表)andleavemessagesforfamilymembers.There’sanotherkindofnewmirror,too.Itcanreadthesignals(信号)ofthepersonstandinginfrontofit.Accordingtowhattheuseriswearing,itgivesfashiontipsandsuggestionsonhisorherclothes.Goingshoppingorea
7、tingout?Don’tgoinahurry!Themagicmirroroffers(提供)youcoupons(优惠券),too.4、CleverrobotchatsitupWHOareyoutalkingtoontheInternet?Itmaynotbeahuman!ABritishsoftwaredeveloper(软件开发者),RolloCarpenter,madeapieceofsoftwarecalledCleverbot.Itcanfoolpeopleintothinkingthattheyaretalki
