Unit2RobotsPeriod1WarmingUp，PreshyreadingReading课件（人教新课标选修7，课标通用）.ppt

Unit 2　Robots; ①Yet this is not an ordinary ballet dancer, but a robot in the form of a swan，created at Malardalen University. The swan robots just over four-minute-long dance has so far been seen only by a select few. ②But it has already made a big impression. Tearful eyes and words like “touching”，“fascinating” and “beautiful” are some of the reactions. ③“We want to explore the limits of what a robot can do, what human expressions it can imitate, and how it affects peoples perception of the robot when it makes an appearance in art and dance，” says Lars Asplund, Professor of Computer Science at Malardalen University in Sweden.; His research field is robotics and he has designed the approximately one-metre-tall dancing swan on the basis of a robot that was previously a students degree project. The robot was built by a modular system and in the white wings, neck, and feet .There are a total of 19 different joints, which makes it very flexible. The idea for the dancing robot was done by Lars Asplund and his colleague Kerstin Gauffin, who works with theatre at Malardalen University.“ With our swan we are showing that we can use robots in new ways—simply because they are beautiful and give the audience new experiences，says”Kerstin Gauffin, who wants to see robots appear on stages along with “ordinary” actors.; She got in touch with the professional dancer and choreographer Asa Unander－Scharin, who now has designed the robots special dance to the music from Swan Lake. By having the robot swan perform each movement by itself，Unander－Scharin has “taught” the robot her dance steps because the computer inside it “remembers” the movement pattern and then plays it as an entire dance program.;Ⅰ.阅读短文，回答问题 1．Whats the reason for inventing the swan robot? _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ ________________________________