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Cones A University of Nebraska professor has developed
robotic cones and barrels. (1) They can even be programmed
to move on their own at any particular part of the day, said Shane Farritor, an
assistant professor of mechanical engineering at Nebraska. For
example, if workers arrived at 6 a m, the cones could move from the side of the
highway to block off the lane at that time. (2) "It just
seems like a very good application for robots," Farritor said. "The robotic
cones would also help remove people from hazardous jobs on the highway putting
barrels and cones into place," Farritor said in a report on his creation.
(3) This fund allowed Farritor to work on the project with
graduate students at Nebraska and his assistant Steve Goddard.
The robots are placed at the bottom of the cones and barrels and are small
enough not to greatly change the appearance of the construction aides. "It would
look exactly the same, "Farritor said. "Normally there’s a kind of robbery,
black base to them. (4) " Farritor has
talked with officials from the Nebraska Department of Roads about how the robots
would be most useful to what they might need. The robots could
come in handy following a slow-moving maintenance operation, like painting a
stripe on a road or moving asphalt, where now the barrels have to be picked up
and moved as the operation proceeds. "That way you don’t have to block offa
10-mile strip for the operation," Fardtor said. While prototypes
have been made, they are not in use anywhere. Farritor said he has applied for a
patent and is considering what to do next. (5) He is also
thinking about marketing the robots to roads departments and others across the
country who may benefit from them. cone n.圆锥体
hazardous adj.有危险的 aide n.辅助用具
robbery adj.类似橡胶的 strip n.条,带
asphalt n. 沥青 A. And they can return to the original place
at the end of the day. B. He is thinking about starting a small
business. C. Farritor was "Inventor of the Year" in
2003. D. Work on the idea began in 2002 using a National Academy
of Sciences grant. E. We replace that with a robot.
F. These robotic cones and barrels can move out of the way, or into
place, from computer commands made miles away.