Listen to the interview again and fill in as much of the table as you can. Share your answers with a partner.

Vacuum cleaner

Personal robot called “PaPeRo”

It can move from room to room cleaning your house. You can programme it so that it cleans when you’re away and you can control what it’s doing from your computer at the office.

It understands 650 phrases, speaks more than 3,000 words. It can recognize different people. I t can check your email. It can help children do research on the Internet for their homework, talk to them about their day at school and play games.