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What is a robot? A robot is a machine that does a job for you.
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Robots can do many jobs.
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Tiny robots and big robots This tiny robot is as small as a coin.
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This robot is bigger than a man.
This robot is very strong.
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What robots look like Some robots look like people.
This robot looks like a man.
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Some robots look like animals.
This robot looks like a dog.
This robot looks like a shark. 49
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What robots do Some robots go to places where people can’t go. Some robots go to the bottom of the sea …
This robot dives deep.
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… or to another planet, like Mars.
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Some robots go into danger. Some robots go inside volcanoes …
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… and some robots look for bombs.
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Some robots work hard …
These robots are building a car.
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… and some have fun.
This robot wants to win.
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Inside a robot
Camera: the robot uses this to see
Motor: this makes the robot move
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Arm: the robot can pick things up with this
Computer: this is the robot’s brain. It tells the robot what to do 57
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