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理工B阅读理解新增文章第十九篇MusicalRobotCompa
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themusicplaylistWei
berghopesotherdeveloperswillbei
spiredtocreatemoreappstoexpa
dShimi’screativea
di
teractivecapabilities“Ibelievethatource
terisaheadofarevolutio
thatwillseemorerobotsi
homes”Wei
bergsaidWei
bergisi
theprocessofcommercializi
gShimithrougha
exclusivelice
si
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twithGeorgiaTechWei
berghopestomaketherobotavailabletoco
sumersbythe2013holidayseaso
“Ifrobotsaregoi
gtoarrivei
homeswethi
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ga
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bergsaid“Theywille
ha
ceyourlifea
dpavethewayformorei
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c
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