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From the Ted Talk by Cynthia Breazeal: The rise of personal robots

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So this is a new project. We've ivtneid a lot of kids into this space, and they think it's pretty cool. But I can tell you, the thing that they love the most is the robot. What they care about is the robot. Robots touch something deeply human within us. And so whether they're helping us to become creative and innovative, or whether they're helpnig us to feel more deeply connected despite distance, or whether they are our tutrsed sidekick who's helping us attain our personal gaols in becoming our highest and best selves, for me, robots are all about people.

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So this is a new project. We've _______ a lot of kids into this space, and they think it's pretty cool. But I can tell you, the thing that they love the most is the robot. What they care about is the robot. Robots touch something deeply human within us. And so whether they're helping us to become creative and innovative, or whether they're _______ us to feel more deeply connected despite distance, or whether they are our _______ sidekick who's helping us attain our personal _____ in becoming our highest and best selves, for me, robots are all about people.

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  1. invited
  2. trusted
  3. goals
  4. helping

Original Text

So this is a new project. We've invited a lot of kids into this space, and they think it's pretty cool. But I can tell you, the thing that they love the most is the robot. What they care about is the robot. Robots touch something deeply human within us. And so whether they're helping us to become creative and innovative, or whether they're helping us to feel more deeply connected despite distance, or whether they are our trusted sidekick who's helping us attain our personal goals in becoming our highest and best selves, for me, robots are all about people.

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