Joyce Loaiza, aged 81, lives alone, but when she returns to her apartment at a Florida senior community, she often has a chat with a friendly female voice that asks about her day. A few miles away, the same voice comforted 83-year-old Deanna Dezern when her friend died. In central New York, it plays games and music for 92-year-old Marie Broadbent, who is blind and in a hospice (救济院), and in Washington, it helps 83-year-old Jan Worrell make new friends.
The women are some of the first in the country to receive the robot ElliQ, whose creators, Intuition Robotics, say it is the only device to use artificial intelligence specifically designed to help many older Americans who live alone.
“It’s interesting. You can actually talk to ElliQ,” said Loaiza. “She’ll make comments like, ‘I would go outside if I had hands, but I can’t hold an umbrella.’”
The robot, which looks like a small table lamp, has an eyeless, mouthless head that lights up and swivels (旋转). It remembers each user’s interests and their conversations, helping plan future chats.
ElliQ tells jokes and plays music. On a video screen, it provides tours of cities and museums. It leads exercises, asks about the owner’s health and gives reminders to take medications. It can also host video calls and contact relatives, friends or doctors in an emergency. But none of the conversations are heard by the company, with the information staying on each owner’s robot.
The idea of ElliQ is for a robot that keeps seniors company by adapting to their individual personality and interests, said Dor Skuler, the CEO of the company. The average user talks with ElliQ more than 30 times daily, even 6 months after receiving it, and more than 90% report lower levels of loneliness, Skuler added.
12. How does the author introduce the topic of the text?
A.By giving examples. | B.By listing numbers. |
C.By telling a story. | D.By making comparisons. |
13. What is paragraph 5 about?
A.How ElliQ feels. | B.How ElliQ was created. |
C.What ElliQ can do. | D.What people think of ElliQ. |
14. What can be learned about ElliQ?
A.It can lower the levels of complaints. |
B.It adapts itself to different users. |
C.It offers a connection between the seniors. |
D.It can completely replace the company of the family. |
15. What is the best title for the text?
A.AI Robot Opens a New World |
B.AI Robot Relieves People’s Pressure |
C.AI Robot Gets Popular with Young People |
D.AI Robot Helps Seniors Fight Loneliness |