VI. Make up different kinds of questions to the text. Ask your partner about robots in manufacturing. (work in pairs or groups).

I group (Yes/No-questions)

Are most robots used in manufacturing opera­tions today?

II group (Wh-questions)

Where are most robots used today?

III group (Tag-question)

Most robots are used in manufacturing operations today, aren’t they?

VII. Compose sentences according to the text:

Spot welding of au­tomobile bodies is one of …	… robot moves the welding rod along the welding seam.
Usually the gripper must be…	… used in mnufacturing opera­tions.
Material-transfer appli­cations require the robot to move …	… as­sembly and inspection.
The operation is repetitive, involving …	… placing parts in an arrangement that can be calculated by the robot.
Assembly methods that are satisfactory for …	…to be used on two or three shifts.
Other transfer operations are more complex, such as …	… the same ba­sic work motions every cycle.
The third application area of industrial robots is …	… designed specifically for the particular part geometry.
The operation allows the robot …	… the most common applications of industrial robots.
Today most robots are …	… humans are not always suitable for ro­bots.
Arc welding is a continuous process in which …	… materials or work parts from one to another.

VIII. Translate the following sentences into English:

1. Обследование – одна из областей производственных операций, в которых используются роботы.

2. Дуговая сварка - непрерывный процесс, в котором робот перемещает сварочный прут вдоль сварного шва.

3. Почти во всех автоматизированных областях производства робот обеспечивает замену человеческого труда.

4. Область применения роботов может быть разделена на три категории: 1. погрузочно-разгрузочные операции, 2. операции по обработке 3. монтаж и обследование.

5. Роботы поднимают детали с одного конвейера и размещают их в другом.

6. В обычной инспекционной работе робот помещает датчик на обрабатываемую деталь и определяет, отвечает ли она требованиям к качеству.

7. Сегодня большинство роботов используется в производственной сфере.

IX. Agree or disagree with the following statements. Give reasons for or against.

1. The applications of robots can be divided into four categories.

2. Material-handling is the transfer of material and load­ing and unloading of machines.

3. Machine loading and un­loading operations utilize a robot to load and unload parts.

4. The design of the product is not important aspect of robotic assembly.

5. Arc welding is a short process in which robot moves the welding rod along the welding seam.

6. Assembly methods that are satisfactory for humans are always suitable for ro­bots.

7. Screws and nuts are widely used for fastening in manual assembly.

8. Inspection is another area of factory operations in which the utilization of robots is growing.

9. In nearly all industrial robotic applications, the robot provides a substitute for human labour.

10. Spray painting is the manipulation of a spray-painting gun over the sur­face of the object to be coated.