Robots are not just something you can see in science fiction – they are already here among us, and there are more and more of them in our daily lives. Fully automatic washing machines are the (1) ___________ generation of household robots, and the next generation will move around the house (2) ______________ everything as they go. Most robots are (3) __________ in factories, especially car factories where they (4) ____________ many workers who used to do very boring jobs like welding metal and putting in screws again and again all day. Computer-controlled robots can work at different speeds, they are reliable, and they (5)___________ and unhappy doing (6) _______________ jobs. Robots are also suitable for working in dangerous places (7)______________ on the seabed, in underground mines, or in chemical plants
(8) ___________ the air is polluted. They can approach terrorist bombs and try to stop them exploding. One such robot in the US even arrested a criminal, Craig Smith, who had killed his girlfriend. When police arrived at his apartment, he would not come out, (9)___________ they sent in small remote-controlled robot (10)__________ shot a jet of water to make Smith drop his gun. Seeing this through the robot’s video camera, they moved in and arrested Smith. Robots are sure to help us all more and more in the coming years.