People have long dreamt of a car that flies through the sky. Japan′s SkyDrive has carried out a successful, but modest test flight of such a vehicle carrying a person. In a video     1     (show) to reporters last week, a vehicle that looked like a motorcycle with propellers (螺旋桨) lifted up to two meters off the ground. It     2     (fly) in circles in a protected area for four minutes. Tomohiro Fukuzawa heads     3     SkyDrive effort. He hopes the flying car can     4     (make) into a real-life product by 2023. Of the world′s more than 100 flying car projects, only a handful has succeeded with a person     5     board.

The machine so far can fly for just five to 10 minutes,     6     if the flight time can be extended to 30 minutes, the car will have more possibilities. Unlike airplanes and helicopters, “electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicles”, generally offer quick point-to-point personal travel. They could do away with     7     (have) to deal with airports, traffic jams and the cost of paying for pilots. Such vehicles could even fly without a pilot.

The Japanese government has expressed support for the futuristic project. The goal is to expand the flying car′s     8     (commerce) use by the 2030s. It also has noted possible uses for connecting faraway     9     (region) and providing transportation in disasters.

Experts compare the excitement about flying cars to the days     10     the aviation industry got started with the Wright Brothers and the auto industry with the Ford Model T.

From robots to aircraft, a new generation is providing thrust for innovation, Wang Qian reports.

While most people     1    (stick) at home last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, feeling isolated and maybe even caged in, some young people were thinking outside     2     box and reached for the sky as they created an impressive array of work, from robots to rockets.

It’s difficult to predict what will be the next big thing to materialize from this tech-savvy generation.     3     video sharing and live streaming platform Bilibili, it seems that anything is possible. No dream, it seemed, was beyond imagination. At first, they did not know each other but were united by a spirit of     4    (create).

When Bilibili uploader Lin Xiao, nicknamed Lingshiqi online, had too many bags to carry, instead of asking someone for help, the then 18-year-old spent 200 days     5    (handle) the problem. The devil was in the detail you could say. He built a robot, which can follow him     6     he goes, and upon which he can ride. The robot’s name? Devil!

Tech influencer Peng Zhihui,     7     online name is Zhihuijun, is already a household name. A 16-minute video clip     8    (feature) the 28-year-old Huawei engineer designing and creating a robotic arm, named Dummy. Powered by Huawei’s 5G technology, it can be remotely controlled to do the     9    (precise) activity. To prove     10    , Dummy can even stitch grape skins together.

    1    (feature) a big head and a big round belly, a robot named after Rongbao, the panda mascot (吉祥物) of the Chengdu World University Games, or the Universiade, drew widespread attention this summer.

Rongbao is a service robot     2     emergency functions. It can deliver first-aid kits, AEDs—portable, lifesaving devices     3    (design) to treat people experiencing sudden cardiac arrest (心脏骤停) and other     4    (medicine) tools.

Zhang Ruirui, chairing the company     5     developed the robot, said his team had been thinking about how to apply new technologies to the Universiade for a long time. After visiting the venues of the Games, they found the number of AEDs was limited. “If an emergency occurs, people won't be able to    6     (immediate) find the equipment,” Zhang said. “The Rongbao robot solves the problem perfectly.”

Rongbao also     7    (have) other functions such as language interpretation and providing directions. The robot has mastered multiple languages ——English, Japanese and so on. Cameras installed beneath its feet enable it to

Zhang said, “The Universiade, has provided     8     opportunity for domestic artificial intelligence companies     9     (present) their products and communicate with the world.”   Actually,   the     10    (apply) of modern technologies has become a major characteristic of the event.