Robots

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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.

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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.

These robots are on 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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