Robots At Work
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Robots are machines. Today, there are more robots than ever before. Some robots do work that people usually do. Read on to meet a few robot workers.
Robot Chef
This machine makes burgers. It grinds meat. It cuts vegetables. It also grates
grate
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to shred something into very small pieces by rubbing it against a tool called a grater
(verb)
The recipe said to grate the carrots.
cheese. The machine does all this without help from humans. Order up!
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Robot Teacher
This robot is named Nao. It teaches lessons to kids in school. It can even answer homework questions.
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Robot Doctor
This robot performs
perform
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to do
(verb)
The scientist will perform an experiment.
surgery. Doctors help it do the job. Surgeries
surgery
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a medical treatment where a doctor cuts into someone's body
(noun)
Marybeth had surgery to remove her tonsils.
done with robots can be safer. Plus, patients
patient
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a person who is receiving medical care
(noun)
The doctor recommended that the patient spend the night in the hospital.
often get better faster.
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Robot Officer
This is a police robot. It patrols the streets in China. The robot helps police officers. It can keep people safe.
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Did You Know?
This article was written by a human. (Hi, reader!) But articles can be written by robots, too. A computer program looks at information. Then it creates simple sentences. They sound as if they were written by a person.