Enigmatic Robot Era

Enigmatic Robot Era Science fiction and science fact is getting narrower and narrower. (scenes from “i, Robot”) Robot: You are experiencing a car accident. In i Robot, from Twentieth Century Fox,

Sanctions Relief for N. Korea Dependent on Denuclearization

Following the historic summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean Chairman Kim Jong-un, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met with the foreign ministers of South Korea, Japan, and later China to brief them on the way forward with North Korea

Robot Is the Star in New Play

WASHINGTON Robots are becoming commonplace in many areas of society -- from manufacturing to medicine to our homes. But now, a robot has taken to the stage, in a British play called Spillikin, where a humanoid robot plays the male companion of a woma

unit9 The memory robot

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VOA标准英语2013--London Terror Probe Traces Path to Radicalization, via Somalia

London Terror Probe Traces Path to Radicalization, via Somalia In the days since the killing, it's emerged that one of the suspects, Michael Adebolajo, was arrested in Kenya in 2010, accused of seeking training with terror group al-Shabab in neighbor

美国国家公共电台 NPR Kim, Moon Pledge Denuclearization Of Peninsula And End To Korean War

AILSA CHANG, HOST: The leaders of the rival Koreas have agreed to work towards formally ending the Korean War and to seek a nuclear-free peninsula. That agreement came out of a day-long and historic summit between North Korea's Kim Jong Un and South

简单慢速英语阅读:A Pizza

Daddy, lets order a pizza, Billy said. That sounds like a good idea, said his dad. They looked at a menu they had at home. What kind do you want? his dad asked. Billy wanted a large pizza. He wanted a pizza with four toppings. He wanted cheese, peppe

Robot Explores Fukushima Reactor

A robot entered a damaged reactor at Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant this week to take pictures of the reactor destroyed by an earthquake and tsunami in 2011. The robot, nicknamed 'The Little Sunfish,' is very small about the size of a loaf of bread.

World’s First Robot College Student Learns About Love

Imagine you are a college student at Notre Dame de Namur University in Belmont, California. You walk into your philosophy class on the first day of the new term only to find a robot looking you right in the eye. This robot is no huge piece of equipme

Olympic Ready? Robot Skiers Compete in South Korea

As the worlds top athletes competed at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics, some robots also showed off their winter sports skills. A ski race involving robots was held recently at the Welli Hilli Park ski area near Pyeongchang. Eight teams built and pro

Japanese Engineer Builds Huge Robot of His Dreams

Japanese engineer Masaaki Nagumo had always dreamed of operating a robot from Mobile Suit Gundam. 日本工程师南云正章（Masaaki Nagumo）一直梦想着操作《机动战士高达》中的机器人。 That is the name of a popular Japanese an

S. Korea Says Korean Leaders to Meet on Denuclearization

A South Korean official says North Koreas leader commented that he is committed to denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula. National security advisor Chung Eui-yong also said that the leaders of North and South Korea are to meet in the capital of No

VOA标准英语2010年-Anti-Terrorism Summer Camp Held In Bri

I was very delighted to hear the topics and the briefing that Dr Muhammed ul-Qadri gave, especially on the aspect of de-radicalization of the youth What is being called the Western world's first anti-terror camp for young Muslims is being held in Bri

美国国家公共电台 NPR As Egypt's Jails Fill, Growing Fears Of A Rise In Radicalization

As Egypt's Jails Fill, Growing Fears Of A Rise In Radicalization DAVID GREENE, HOST: Egypt has a history of breeding militancy in its jails. Some of the figures who inspired the birth of al-Qaida became extremists during their abuse in prison there.

美国国家公共电台 NPR Inside French Prisons, A Struggle To Combat Radicalization

LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: We now get a rare look inside a French prison. Officials in France say prisons have become incubators of extremism. Many of the homegrown terrorists who've launched attacks in places like Paris and Brussels recently were ra

South Korean Students Learn English from Robot Teacher

Many South Korean families spend thousands of dollars a year on English language education for their children. Students attend private academies(学院) often until late at night everyday. Most such schools hire teachers from abroad, but a team of en

VOA标准英语2009年-Robot Helps Children with Disabilities

Julie Taboh | Washington 08 December 2009 Watch: Taboh report Windows Media | MP4 Cosmobot has made speech therapy fun for Kevin Fitzgerald, 6. He has developmental dyspraxia, a condition which makes it difficult for him to move his mouth and tongue.

Space Shuttle Discovery to Carry Robot on Final Mission

Crews at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida are preparing the Space Shuttle Discovery for its final launch, scheduled for Thursday. Among the things it will carry to the International Space Station will be a humanlike robot designed to help astronau

2016年CRI China Reiterates Denuclearization on Korean Peninsula

During his telephone conversation with US Secretary of State John Kerry, Wang Yi underscored China's firm stand on promoting the elimination of nuclear weapons on the Korean Peninsula, and the safeguarding of regional peace and stability. Both sides

CCTV9英语新闻：China's qualification tournament for 2016 Robot WC begins

China's qualifying tournament for the 2016 Robot World Cup has begun in Hefei, the capital of east Chinas Anhui province. Almost 2,000 contestants and 300 teams are taking part in the competition. Robots are playing various roles, from houseworkers a