Have you ever wished you had a robot friend? Imagine a robot that can help with chores, tell jokes, play games and even remind you to finish your homework!
While robots cannot replace kindness, friendship or love, they can make some tasks easier and safer.
Have you ever seen a robot serving food at a restaurant? In some places, robots carry meals from the kitchen to customers. They can move around tables carefully and help restaurant workers during peak hours.
In hospitals, some robots help doctors perform delicate surgeries. These special robots can make very tiny and careful movements. Doctors are always in control, but robots can help make some operations more precise.
Some robots even clean the windows of very tall buildings. Instead of people hanging high above the ground, robots can do the job safely while workers control them remotely.
Robot baristas can make a cup of coffee by following special instructions. They can prepare drinks quickly and serve customers with a smile on a screen.
Robots also help farmers grow crops, explore deep oceans and even travel into space to places where humans cannot easily go.
If you could have a robot friend, what would you ask it to do? Maybe it can help tidy your room, read you a bedtime story or help you learn something new. The future of robots is exciting, and your robot friend might be waiting just around the corner!
Here are the letters from Starchild readers on the topic, My robot friend.
He helps my mum sweep the floor around the house every morning so my mum can relax with a nice breakfast. He also cleans my bedroom on Saturdays so I can skip it. Hooray!”
“James is the best robot buddy. It helps with my homework, helps clean the house and even teaches me some fun facts! It plays awesome games with me and makes me laugh too,” says Arrizqy Izzran Ahmad Izzrafiq, 12.
Eleven-year-old Ong Keat Hsin wants to invent a humanoid.
“Its name is RoboHelp AI and it can help us do household chores like folding clothes, packing our bags and vacuuming the floor. Anybody can use it. It can also teach us new things and play with us to keep both kids and adults entertained.
“This robot is usually used at home, but it can also be used at school to support teachers while they teach students in class. It is also affordable and easy to use, with a manual that explains everything. With this robot, our lives will be much easier, and we won’t have to worry about not finishing our chores on time.”
“I would like to create a robot that can help me brush my teeth every morning and evening. It will also help me do homework for all the subjects in school. And the last task is packing my school bag every day. My robot’s name is Bicoffy,” says Mithrasri Siva Chandran, nine.
ITEM: Eggs are delicious and can be cooked in so many ways! Some people like them boiled, scrambled or made into an omelette. What about you?
Share three facts about eggs. You can tell us something interesting you know, such as where eggs come from, different types of eggs or why eggs are good for us.
We would also like to know: What type of eggs do you like to eat? Do you enjoy sunny side up eggs or poached eggs? How about marinated boiled eggs?
Email your contributions to lifestyle@thestar.com.my by Aug 21. Please put “STARCHILD: Egg-citing eggs” in the subject line of your email.
Scanned drawings should be in jpeg format, with a resolution of 200dpi. Your contributions must carry your full name, age (open to children aged 12 and below only), gender, phone contact
and address. Instead of handwritten letters, please type out your letters.
Starchild: My friend robot drawings
Arrizqy Izzran Ahmad Izzrafiq, 12
Roxanne Ng Yee Shuen, 12
Maryam El-Haura Mohd Fakhruddin, 6
Mithrasri Siva Chandran, 9
Joshua Tan, 12
