{"id":1426,"date":"2015-02-15T11:20:48","date_gmt":"2015-02-15T09:20:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=1426"},"modified":"2024-09-24T09:35:09","modified_gmt":"2024-09-24T07:35:09","slug":"firefighting-robots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2015\/02\/firefighting-robots\/","title":{"rendered":"Robotic Firefighter"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

C2 – Proficient<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some elements of science fiction are turning into science facts. Case in point,  the use of machines that have humanoid form to do tasks too risky for their Homo sapiens counterparts is slowly but steadily changing operations in various industries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One such robot is SAFFiR. Read about this firefighting mechanical wonder and\u00a0watch the video as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

http:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2015\/02\/12\/tech\/mci-saffir-robot\/index.html?iid=ob_article_organicsidebar_expansion&iref=obnetwork<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Describe the robotic firefighter. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. What might be its pros and cons?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. How do you feel about robots saving human lives in dangerous situations?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Do you think robots would do a better job than human beings in search and rescue operations? Elaborate.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Why do you think some robots are engineered to resemble humans physically?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. Should we dread or look forward to the further rise of the machines? Explain.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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