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1、 2022年职称英语(理工类)补全短文文章及译文6Robotic Highway ConesA University of Nebraska professor has developed robotic cones and barrels. _1_ They can even be programmed to move on their own1 at any particular part of the day, said Shane Fanitor, an assistant professor of mechanical engineering at Nebraska.For exam
2、ple, if workers arrived at 6 am, 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 c
3、ones into place，” Fanitor said in a report oh his creation._3_The fund allowed Farritor to work on the project with graduate students2 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
4、 the construction aides. “It would look exactly the same,” Farritor said. “Normally theres a kind of rubbery, 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 they3 might need.The robots could come in h
5、andy4 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 dont have to block off a 10-mile strip for the operation,5” Fanitor said.While6 prototypes have been
6、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 who7 may benefit from them.词汇：cone 圆锥体 hazardous 有危急的 aide 帮助用具rubbery 类似橡胶的 strip 条，带 asphalt 沥青prototype 原型 patent 专利权
