6. Match the words and word combinations with their English equivalents:

1. swing around	a) пристосуватися до
2. wrist joint	b) з нуля
3. turn out	c) використовувати предмети в якості інструментів
4. to stem	d) дослідницькі внески
5. from scratch	e) виявлятися
6. to use objects as tools	f) універсал
7. adjust to	g) розум
8. research contributions	h) обертати навкруги
9. generalist	i) незалежність
10. smarts	j) променевозап'ястковий суглоб
11. autonomy	k) виникати
12. human intervention	l) суміш
13. a lasting impression	m) втручання людини
14. a blend of	n) дослідницькі можливості
15. research capabilities	o) незабутнє враження

7. What words from the text are defined? Choose them from the databank:

Databank: a graduate student, precise, neuroscience, to contribute, to stem, an interaction, computer engineering, a smart, inspiration, to adjust.

1) One who has received an academic degree or diploma; 2) stimulation of the mind or emotions to a high level of feeling or activity; 3) any of the sciences, such as neuroanatomy and neurobiology, that deal with the nervous system; 4) to adapt or conform, as to new conditions; 5) to originate; 6) a person who has knowledge, aptitude, or skill in a variety of areas, as contrasted with a specialist; 7) exact; 8) a discipline that integrates several fields of electrical engineering and computer science required to develop computer systems; 9) to help bring about a result; 10) a mutual or reciprocal action or influence.

8. Write an abstract to the article Robots To Clean Your Kitchen And Play a Game Of Hockey?

9. Discuss the questions:

1. Will the world change in the future due to the development of computer technologies?

2. Do you agree with an opinion that writers of science fiction often foresee the future?

3. What movies about the future intergration of computer technologies into human lives have you seen? Describe one of them (10 sentences).

4. Do majority of these films have cheerful endings or are they obscured by gloomy anticipations?

5. How can different technical implants be good for a human’s health and life achievements? Will there be androids in the future?

6. Should robots merely be considered tools, such as guns and computers, and regulated accordingly?

7. Are we ethically allowed to give away our caretaking responsibility for our elderly and children to machines, which seem to be a poor substitute for human companionship (but perhaps better than no—or abusive—companionship)?

8. Will robotic companionship for other purposes, such as drinking buddies, pets, or sex partners, be morally problematic?

9. At what point should we consider a robot to be a “person,” eligible for rights and responsibilities? If that point is reached, will we need to emancipate our robot “slaves”?

10. As they develop enhanced capacities, should cyborgs have a different legal status than ordinary humans? Consider that we adults assert authority over children on the grounds that we’re more capable.

11. The West sees robots as menacing, Japan sees them as helpful – how about you?

12. What kind of economic chaos would there be if robots took over our jobs?

13. Do you think robots will ever have emotions or be able to love?