{"id":28933,"date":"2024-09-23T16:33:44","date_gmt":"2024-09-23T14:33:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=28933"},"modified":"2024-10-22T15:08:48","modified_gmt":"2024-10-22T13:08:48","slug":"valencias-beach-cleaning-robot-platjabot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2024\/09\/valencias-beach-cleaning-robot-platjabot\/","title":{"rendered":"Valencia’s Beach Cleaning Robot PlatjaBot"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

B2 – Upper Intermediate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The advent of cleaning robots signifies a transformative shift in the cleaning industry, particularly within service-oriented frameworks. Emphasizes that autonomous cleaning robots facilitate value co-creation among stakeholders by introducing efficiency and innovation into traditional cleaning practices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cleaning robots are becoming increasingly popular in households around the world. Thes advanced devices are designed to make our lives easier by taking care of the tedious cleaning task.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read the article and learn about the first cleaning robot in a Spanish city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nhttps:\/\/smartcitiesconnect.org\/valencia-introduces-platjabot-revolutionary-beach-cleaning-robot\/\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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

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  1. What does \u201cto sift through something<\/strong>\u201d mean? \u201cThe device called PlatjaBot \u2013 is a caterpillar-type vehicle that can collect up to 10 centimeters of soil at a time and sift through it<\/strong> to remove any waste.<\/em>\u201d Give 2 synonyms and use this phrase in a sentence.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. What is a \u201cpilot project<\/strong>\u201d mean? \u201cThis PlatjaBot pilot project<\/strong> is part of Valencia\u2019s Municipal Sandbox Ordinance, which was approved earlier this year.<\/em>\u201d Give 2 similar expressions and use this term in a sentence.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. What does the adjective \u201ccumbersome<\/strong>\u201d mean? “According to the City, the ordinance is a regulation that \u201callows technology to be tested in an experimental phase in a real environment, such as the entire city of Valencia, and do so without the cumbersome<\/strong> administrative procedures that usually accompany these authorizations.<\/em>\u201d Give 2 synonyms and use this word in a sentence.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

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

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    1. What is the PlatjaBot? What are the features of this robot? What issues can you think of associated with this piece of machine?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. What do you think about this invention as a whole?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. \u201cWe are the first Spanish city to have a law that allows technology to be tested in a real environment.<\/em>\u201d What do you think about that?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. Is your city a Green Capital? Why or why not?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    5. What other invention\/s like PlatjaBot have you found interesting recently? Talk about it\/them.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      B2 – Upper Intermediate The advent of cleaning robots signifies a transformative shift in the cleaning industry, particularly within service-oriented frameworks. Emphasizes that autonomous cleaning robots facilitate value co-creation among stakeholders by introducing efficiency and innovation into traditional cleaning practices. Cleaning robots are becoming increasingly popular in households around the world. 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