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One of the greatest advantages of robots is that they can work in situations that are

dangerous or harmful for human workers. For example, the continuous smell of paint has a

harmful effect on painters, but it doesn't "bother" a robot. Robots can work in nuclear power

plants and in undersea research stations that might be dangerous for humans. Already, robots

are working in the plastics industry and in chemical and industrial equipment industries. One

of the most common uses of robots is still in automobile factories. They can do the heavy,

unpleasant, or dangerous work. These kinds of industrial robots are not usually

"mobile". The

work they need to do is brought to them, like cars on an assembly line, for example.

The robot industry is a big business. By the middle of the 1990s, Japan' led the world in

robot production with more than 71,000 industrial robots at work. Both the United States and

Japan, as well as other countries, continue to develop more advanced robots. Robots can now

be made to perform more complex jobs. Robots can make decisions while they are working

and learn from their mistakes. Robots can now see with TV camera "eyes." They can easily

hear and can even speak using a voice made by a computer. But it is difficult to make a robot

"understand." Thinking. and understanding are very human qualities. The robots of the future

will probably be very complex. They will be able to perform many humanlike tasks. Robots

and other technology will make the future a very interesting place!