Ice cream robot in China – level 1

15-01-2015 15:00

This news is about a robot. It works in a shopping centre in China. It can make six types of ice cream. A lot of people come to see this robot. They like it.

The robot costs 160,000 pounds. The robot is very good at serving ice cream. It does not make mistakes. A computer controls it.
Difficult words: robot (a special machine), cost (to have a price), serve (to prepare and give).

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