Level A1 – BeginnerCEFR A1
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- People use touch to grab objects.
- Prosthetic hands often lose that feeling.
- Users must move each finger by thought.
- This makes simple tasks slow and tiring.
- A research team added new sensors.
- The hand had pressure and proximity sensors.
- The AI helped the fingers work together.
- Grips became safer, more precise and easier.
Difficult words
- prosthetic — an artificial device that replaces a body part
- sensor — a device that detects movement or changessensors
- proximity — nearness to something or someone
- pressure — force on an area or surface
- tiring — making you feel tired or low energy
- precise — exact and careful with little error
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Discussion questions
- Do you use touch to grab objects?
- Have you seen a prosthetic hand?
- Do you think sensors can make grips easier?
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