Robot Revolution

Are you tired of cleaning the house? Tired of cooking? Don´t worry. Soon, domestic robots will do all the boring jobs while you relax.  People were saying this thirty years ago, but it hasn´t happened. Now they are saying it again, but this time it´s probably true. Robots will change our lives.  But will this new technology be a dream or a nightmare?

Some scientists believe that robots will make the world a better place. We will build robots that can do all the dangerous and difficult jobs. There´ll be fewer accidents and life will be safer. They think that inventors will develop robots that are incredibly intelligent and that will do the jobs of doctors, pilots and scientists. 

However, other scientists have serious worries about robot technology. They believe that intelligent robots might be difficult to control. What happens if robots don´t follow instructions? The most extreme predictions say that robots will destroy the human race and possibly the entire planet.

• Answer the questions:

1. What prediction from 30 years ago are people repeating now?
2. Why will there be fewer accidents in the future?
3. What kinds of job will robots be able to do in the future?
4. What are some scientists worried about?
5. What are the most extreme predictions?

• Identify from the text two positive predictions and two negative predictions about robots.

• Which predictions do you think are more likely to come true: the positive or the negative? Give a reason.

I think the ________________________ predictions are more likely to come true because ______________________