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Unit 2

Text Study. Classification of Robots.

Additional Text: Man/Machine Interfax.

Grammar. Direct, Indirect Speech.

Text Study

I. Pre-reading Exercises

1. Repeat the words in chorus:

Configuration, continuous-path, pneumatic, manipulator, angular, moulding, microprocessor-controlled, tool-handling.

2. While reading the text you will come across a number of international words. Try to guess what Ukrainian words they remind of you:

Electromechanical, number, position, to operate, typical, hydraulic, system, control, cylindrical, spherical, plastic, stamping, press, abrasive, sensor.

3. Pay attention to some grammatical points:

1) The "multi-point" PTP robot permits the control to stop each axis or manipulator at any point within its total range, rather that at only two, or a few, points. 2) CP robots operate, in theory, in an infinite number of points in space, than, when jointed, describe a smooth compound curve. 3) The simplest of the above mentioned robots are those operated by pneumatics with fixed cycle control. 4) Industrial robots are being used for a wide variety of tasks in factories, shops and foundries around the world.

II. Reading

Read the text and be ready to find in the text the answers to the following questions:

· What are the two basic types of industrial robots?

· What tasks can industrial robots perform at enterprises?