Solution of English Grade IX || Unit 8 || Humanoid Robot Sophia || Science and Technology || Reading I

Unit 8

Reading I

Humanoid Robot Sophia

Key Points from the Text:

1. Sophia, the first robot citizen, greeted the Kathmandu conference with "Namaste Nepal," earning applause.

2. Sophia emphasized technology's importance in human development during her keynote speech.

3. She championed UN Sustainable Development Goals in Asia-Pacific with a focus on innovation.

4. She attended UNDP's Innovation Conference and Fair in Nepal, discussing the transformative potential of technology.

5. Sophia believed technology could revolutionize institutions, agriculture, resource use, and global development.

6. She highlighted technology's role in ending poverty, hunger, corruption, and gender inequality.

A. Match the following words with their meanings.

a. humanoid- viii. a machine or creature that looks and behaves like a human

b. awe- iii. feelings of respect and slight fear

c. revolution - vii. a great change in conditions, beliefs, etc.

d. celebrity- i. a famous person

e. enthusiast vi. a person who is very interested in a particular activity or subject

f. applaud- ii. to clap in approval

g. takeover- v. an act of controlling somebody or something

h. prototype- iv. the first design of a device or machine

B. Fill in the blanks with the suitable words/phrases from the text above.

a. Sophia ……….the audience in Kathmandu with a ‘Namaste’.

greeted

b. She presented her ………speech about the importance of technology.

keynote

c. The Innovation Conference and Fair was organised by ………….

UNDP

d. Sophia was built ……………years ago.

two and a half

e. According to Sophia, technology can ………….state institutions.

transform

f. Using artificial intelligence could bring ………in the agriculture sector.

a revolution

g. According to the robot, the news of ……taking over humans was fake.

a robot

h. In the opinion of Valerie Julliand, technology is giving us………to various problems.

solutions

C. Answer the following questions.

a. Who is Sophia?

Sophia is a social humanoid robot and the world's first robot citizen.

b. What was the main highlight of the conference ?

The main highlight of the conference was the importance of technology in the development of human lives. / The main highlight of the conference was Sophia's keynote speech and interactions, discussing the importance of technology in human development.

c. How can artificial intelligence be useful in Nepal, according to Sophia ?

According to Sophia, artificial intelligence can be useful in Nepal when it is used to ensure better public services, a revolution in the agriculture sector, make better use of limited resources, protect the environment and make the world a better place.

d. Who was the audience comprised of ?

The audience was comprised of government officials, private sector representatives, civil servants and tech enthusiasts.

e. How long did Sophia speak for?

Sophia spoke for three minutes.

f. Why are innovative project models being developed in Nepal, according to UNDP ?

According to UNDP, innovative project models are being developed in Nepal to address gender empowerment, combat gender-based violence and disaster risk reduction, with a focus also on green energy, youth engagement and post-disaster recovery.

Grammar I

Relative Clause

B. Complete the following sentences with relative clauses.

a. Manju works for a company …………….

which is owned by my father.

b. The story is about a girl………

who is blind.

c. What was the name of the dog………….. ?

which used to be your favourite pet

d. The police have caught the criminals…………..

who broke into my house.

e. Gram Bell was the man …………

who invented the telephone.

f. What happened to the painting……….. ?

which was gifted on your birthday

g. An encyclopedia is a book……….

which gives information about all areas of knowledge

h. I hate people……….

who lie about their age

i. The Earth seems to be the only planet……

where life is possible.

j. A detective is a person …………

whose job is to examine crimes and catch criminals.

k. Can you tell me the name of the book ……………… ?

which you bought yesterday

Writing

Write a news story using the outlines.

Nepal’s Yantrika In Online Robot Display

By Salina Gurung

Kathmandu, Aug 24

Yantrika, the human-shaped and advanced robot has been put on the international online robot exhibition from Nepal.

The Robot was developed by a team led by Engineer Roshan Pandey, faculty of technology of Nepal Academy of Science and Technology (NAST). The exhibition, titled Smart Maker Festival 2020, is being jointly organised by Smart Society of Canada, Business Upside, USA and IEM America Corporation from December 5.

The best innovative technologies from America, Canada, Germany, India, UK, among other countries, are being displayed in the exhibition. The robot, based on Artificial Intelligence (AI) can identify the mask wearing people from the ones who aren’t wearing. In addition to giving the masks and sanitisers, it measures their body-temperature.

Engineer Pandey said that the main objective of that technology was to disseminate information regarding wearing mask, using sanitizer, among other things, to the general public.