The robot was being developed with the advertising and communications giant Dentsu Inc.and a team at Tokyo University.
The NASA project has a humanlike head, hands and arms and uses the same tools as station crew members.The “Robonaut” called R2 is intended to carry out maintenance tasks in the station’s Destiny lab.
NASA says it hopes that humanoid robots could one day stand in for astronauts during spacewalks or perform tasks too difficult or dangerous for humans.
For now, the $ 2.5 million NASA robot is limited to activities within the lab.
5.According to the passage, a humanoid robot, put on the ISS, shall carry out the tasks EXCEPT ________.
A.keep in contact with Earth
B.get a friend for astronauts from Japan
C.take care of the ISS sometimes
D.keep an eye on the health of the astronauts
6.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to this passage?
A.NASA is planning to communicate with the space station through Twitter.
B.Japan has the largest number of elderly people.
C.The robot program will eventually benefit the elderly.
D.R2 program is in the charge of Japan’s JAXA.
7.From the passage we can know ________.
A.robots could completely take the place of human astronauts in the future
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