TOKYOJapan(AP)–Japanisveryseriousaboutrobotics(机器人技术).IfthedroidsaregoingtofitintheyprobablyneedtolearntheJapanesecustomofservingtea.FortunatelyresearchersattheUniversityofTokyoareexploringjustthat.Inashowthisweekahumanoid（有人特点的）withcameraeyesmadebyKawadaIndustriesInc.pouredteafromabottleintoacup.Thenanotherrobotonwheelsdeliveredthecupofteainanexperimentalroomthathassensorsembeddedinthefloorandsofaaswellascamerasontheceilingtosimulate（模仿）lifewithrobottechnology.

“Ahumanbeingmaybefasterbutyou’dhavetosay‘Thankyou’”saidUniversityofTokyoprofessorTomomasaSato.“That’sthebestpartaboutarobot.Youdon’thavetofeelbadaboutaskingittodothings.”

SatobelievesJapanarapidlyagingsocietywheremorethanafifthofthepopulationis65orolderwillleadtheworldindesigningrobotstocarefortheelderlysickandbedridden（卧床不起的）.

AlreadymonitoringtechnologiessuchassensorsthatautomaticallyturnonlightswhenpeopleenteraroomarebecomingwidespreadinJapan.

Thewalkingchild–sizeAsimofromHondaMotorCo.greetspeopleatshowrooms.NECCorp.hasdevelopedasmallercompanionrobot–on–wheelscalledPapero.Asealrobotavailablesince2004canentertaintheelderlyandothersinneedoffuzzycompanionship.

Satosayshisexperimentalroomisraisingawarenessaboutprivacyquestionsthatmayarisewhenelectronicdevices（设备）monitoraperson’smovementsdowntothesmallestdetail.

Onthebrightsidethetea–pouringhumanoidhasbeenprogrammedtodothedishes1.Theunderlinedword“embedded”inthefirstparagraphprobablymeans A.rooted

B.settled

C.fixed

D.established

2.AccordingtoProfessorSato A.therobotservesteamuchfasterthanahumanbeing

B.therobotdoesanythinglikehumanbeings

C.tea–servingrobothelpstoformlazinessoftheagingsociety

D.tea–servingrobotdoesn’tneedanyrewardfortheservice

3.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat A.peopleareafraidofbeingmonitoredbyrobots

B.robotscancompletelytaketheplaceofhumanbeings

C.thetechnologyofrobotshasbeenhighlight