The Amazing Robot (すばらしいロボット)- Level 3

Let’s read aloud first. 最初に声を出して読んでみましょう。

A giant robot that looks like a human fixes railway wires in Japan by Japanese engineers. This robot was made by JR West and two other companies. It has two hands and is on a crane. Dangerous things is done for the people by the robot. Risk of electric shock is reduced by the robot. Therefore the peoples lives is saved. An engineer remotely controls all the activities of the robot by using a VR headset. All heavy things are lifted by the robot. It can carry things up to 40 kilograms. As of now, the robot helps only a few places in Japan however, it will function fully by early 2024.

wire (送電線), therefore (従って), VR (ヴァーチャルリアリティ), as of now (現時点では)

Questions:

  1. How many kilograms can the robot lift?
  2. What is reduced by the robot?
  3. By whom was the robot made?
  4. How does a person control the robot?
  5. What does the robot fix?
  6. Have you seen this robot?
  7. What is your opinion?
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