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Robots
TRUE or
FALSE?
will take over
the world
The modern world has been
revolutionized by robots—
automated machines programmed
to perform tasks. At least 10 million
robots exist, but world domination
is beyond them. Robots cannot show
initiative or react spontaneously.
They are always ultimately
following human instructions.
Sony’s AIBO is a
robot dog, designed
to move and behave
like a real canine.
CHESS CHAMPION
In 2006 Russian Vladimir
Kramnik was the chess
champion of the world, but
he had yet to face his biggest
opponent. In a competition
held in Bonn, Germany, a
computer named Deep Fritz
beat Kramnik 4 to 2.
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