In some science fiction films, people in the future have their own robots. These robots are just like humans. They help with the housework and do the most1 jobs.
Some scientists believe that there will be such robots in the future. However, they agree it may take hundreds of years, Scientists are now trying to make robots look like people and2 the same things as us. Japanese companies have already made robots walk and dance. This kind of robot will also be fun to watch.
But robot scientist James White disagrees. He thinks that it will be3 for a robot to do the same things as a person. For example, it's easy for a child to4and know where he or she is. Mr White thinks that robots won't be able to do this. But other scientists disagree. They think that robots will be able to talk to people.525 to 50 years.
Robot scientists are not just trying to make robots look like people. For example, there are already robots 6 in factories. These robots look more like huge arms. They do simple jobs over and over again. People don't like to do such jobs and will get bored, But robots will7 get bored.
In the future, there will be more robots everywhere, and humans will have8 work to do. New robots will have many different9. Some will look like humans, and others might look like10 ， After an earthquake, a snake robot can help look for people under buildings. That may not seem possible now, but computers, space rockets and even electric toothbrushes seemed impossible a hundred years ago. We never know what will happen in the future!
