Here is a science report. Mahru-Z, a robot 小题1: (develop) by the Korea Institute of Science and Technology can clean a home, put clothes in a washing machine and even heat food in a microwave. It took the institute two years to develop Mahru-Z, 小题2: is 4.3 feet tall and is 121 pounds in weight. . The new robot has 小题3: human-like body including a rotating head, arms, legs and hands 小题4: six fingers. The most special feature of Mahru-Z is 小题5: ability to observe objects, recognize tasks, and complete them. Mahru-Z could also work with an earlier robot which is called Marhu-M. Marhu-M can move on wheels. Both Marhu-M and Mahru-Z can be 小题6: (remote) controlled by a computer server. You Bum-Jae, who was scientist of the Korea Institute of Science and Technology, 小题7: (claim) Mahru-Z as the most advanced robot in terms of copying human movements. Apart from doing the housework, it could also be used in the situations 小题8: it is too difficult or dangerous for humans to accomplish the tasks. 小题9: it will be a long time before this kind of robots is produced for commercial use . The science institute spends about 3.5 million dollars every year 小题10: robot research. It began receiving state funds for the project in 2006. |