人教英语选修7unit2section3.pdfVIP

Unit 2 Section Ⅲ Ⅰ.阅读理解 A Robotic Puppy Roll over ，sit and fetch arent commands normally given to a robot ，but the smart toy company WowWee has developed a new way of owning a puppy. CHIP (Canine Home Intelligent Pet) is a robotic dog with blue LED eyes and pointy ears and can sit ，shake，dance and make all types of dog noises.It also has tracking capabilities to help locate its owner. “The beauty about CHIP is that it has its own thing going on ，” said Sufer ，CTO at WowWee. “It has its own life and own kind of intelligence.Even if youre not around ，its always doing something. ” CHIP uses wheels to get around and is loaded with sensors( 传感器 ) that give it a 360 －degree view to find its ball.The pup is Bluetooth enabled，which connects to a wristband worn by its owner.The wristband ，similar to a watch ，displays icons( 图标 ) for different commands such as a thumb －up，which allows you to give your pup a digital belly rub.With its owner wearing a smart wristband ，it can even follow him around the room. “We worked on CHIP for about five to six months ，” Davin Sufer ，told ， “We typically come up with a concept ， model and product and get it on shelves within a year. ” The company plans to start shipping units by next fall ，which will allow them to load up the robotic dog with sensors and add many more animated responses per－owner interactivity. The high －tech toy company made its debut (处女作 )in 2004 by releasing the 1.5 foot RoboSapien，which sold millions of units.MiP ，which hit shelves last year ，is a seven inch tall robot covered in white with black accents.Users can direct it ， change its emotions and make it dance to any song on your iPad.Its loud ，fast and active. About 15 years ago ，a company called