Although much progress has been made in the world of robotics , using robots to do household chores or care for the elderly may still be years away. At the moment , robots can do many tasks, but it just takes them too long to do them.
Vocabulary
ageing = becoming older
all-in-one = here: a robot that can do basically everything
annual = yearly
bedridden = not able to leave your bed because you are old or ill
competition = event that tries to find out who is the best
consumer = people who buy things
crawling with them = here: you can see them everywhere
dexterity = skill and speed in doing something with your hands
elderly = older people
essential = something extremely important or necessary
estimate = think
feed = here: put
fold = put together in an orderly way
footage = here: a short film
isolation = being alone
laundry = clothes that need to be washed or that just have been washed
majority = most of
patience = being able to wait for something without getting angry
proportion = part of something compared to the whole thing
remote = far away
robotics = the study of how robots are made or used
sponsor = here: pay for an event
stroke = when a blood vessel in your brain suddenly breaks open or becomes blocked so that people may die or not be able to use some muscles
task = job
variety = many different types of things
vehicle = car, bus etc..