Formas Comparativas en textos_II

Did you Know?

• One Japanese firm created a minicar as big as grain of rice.

It is powered by an external electromagnet.
• At the University of Tokyo, robotics engineer Hirofumi Miura created silicon
microinsects that can fly a few centimeters. In the future, they will pollinate flowers
in greenhouses and kill insect pests.
 Formas Comparativas en textos II– Cont.

• Nippondenso, the main supplier of electronic components to Toyota, developed a

worm-like machine 10mm. Long and 5mm. In diameter. It can move along pipes and
look for cracks and holes.
• A Japanese research team developing a microturbine as big as a shirt button. It will
produce more power than the best chemical batteries
 Formas Comparativas en textos – Cont.
VOCABULARY:
Electromagnet: electroimán
Insect-like robots: robots en forma de insectos
Microturbine: microturbina
Power: Energía (n.) Impulsar (v.)
Research: investigación
Robotics: roótica
Robotics Engineer: Ingeniero en robótica
Silicon microinsects: microinsectos de silicio
 Formas Comparativas en textos II– Cont.
VOCABULARY:
Supplier: Proveedor
Team: equipo
Worm-like machine: máquina en forma de gusano
Greenhouse: invernadero
Cracks: grietas
Holes: agujeros