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A robot appeared with British lawmakers（立法者） earlier this week to show how machines are being engineered to act like human beings. The robot is called Pepper. It is known as a humanoid, a machine 202． （design） to look and act like a person.
Pepper 203． （call）to sit with the Education Committee in Britain's House of Commons last Tuesday. The parliament announced it was the first time that a robot 204． （appear） for being questioned by lawmakers.
Japan's SoftBank Robotics launched Pepper in 2014. The robot appearing in Parliament belongs to 205． engineering and computer science team at London's Middlesex University. The students are developing the artificial intelligence （AI） programs 206． power Pepper. AI is the 207． （able） of a machine, such as a computer, to reproduce intelligent human behavior.
Pepper was welcomed to Parliament by Robert Halfon, chairman of the Education Committee. He asked Pepper if it could introduce 208． （it）. Pepper did so and explained that it was 209． （involve） in a special robot development project called Caresses that was launched by the European Commission and Japanese government in 2017. It aims to design robots that can assist older adults and " adapt 210． the culture of the individual they are taking care of" .
Robots like Pepper are being engineered to help people carry out many common tasks and other activities. For example, a robot can help someone remember 211． （take） medicine or urge him to stay active. The humanoids can also serve as a communication link to help older adults keep in contact with family members and friends.