I. Divide the text into logical parts and entitle each part.
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Oral Practice Tasks
II. Answer the questions:
1. What manufacturing operations are robots used in?
2. What operations do material-handling applications include?
3. What do material-transfer applications require?
4. Give some examples of simple and complex transfer operations.
5. What is the function of a robot in machine loading and unloading operations?
6. What device is the robot performing this function equipped with?
7. What is the function of a robot in processing operations?
8. Give some examples of such applications.
9. What are the applications of robots in assembly work?
10. What is the function of a robot in an inspection job?
11. What are the characteristics of industrial jobs where robots provide a substitute for human labour?
III. Do the tasks below:
1. Look through the scheme and fill in the blanks.
2. Using the scheme put some questions concerning robots in manufacturing.
3. Comment on the scheme.
IV. Supplement every statement with some phrases and make a short report on each point:
1. The application of robots is divided into 4 categories.
2. Material handling means material transfer and loading and unloading operations.
3. In processing operations the robot manipulates a tool to perform a process on the work part.
4. One more application of industrial robots is assembly.
5. Inspection is another area of factory utilization of robots.
6. Industrial robots provide a substitute for human labour.
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