A、They had an exact man-like appearance. B、They were more intelligent than humans. C、They could finish most housework for us. D、

Fifteen years ago, Japanese engineers astonished the world with their man-like robot, which could walk, run and grasp both hard and soft objects. But now, robots are still not ready to help out in our homes, but many mechanical and electrical solutions first applied in those experimental platforms are now being used in industry and medicine.
    Different mechanical arms and hands are being designed for jobs that require not only greater strength and precision than human hands, but are also safe to operate around people.
    A robot called Baxter is very good at learning even complicated operations, with no need for special software. This little robot can locate and kick a soccer ball. While it cannot do much more, research engineer Jason Jin says it can surely get elementary school students interested in robotics.
    "Robotics is an integrated kind of subject, including electronics, mechanics and computer science, etc. he said. "So it has great educational use. [7]Now, after the development of robotics, we can provide children with some more suitable learning tools."
    By the time those children become robotic engineers, they may be improving robots that are then at work in our homes.
5 What kind of robots did Japanese engineers produce fifteen years ago?
6 What do we learn about the robot Baxter?
7 How do robots influence children’s life now?