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(1) The basic difference between an AI robot and a normal robot is the ability of the robot and its software to make decisions, and learn and adapt to its environment based on data from its sensors. To be a bit more specific, the normal robot shows deterministic behaviors. That is, for a set of inputs, the robot will always produce the same output. For instance, if faced with the same situation, ? such as running into an obstacle, then the robot will always do the same thing, ? such as go around the obstacle to the left. An AI robot, however, can do two things the normal robot cannot: make decisions and learn from experience.
Q; In the above passage, the ? sentence was followed by –ing form (such as running), but the ? sentence was followed by the verb form(such as go). I wonder if the form ‘such as go’ is grammatically correct because the word ‘such as’ is a prepositon. And I wonder whether it is grammatically correct if it is used as going instead of go.
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cake99 For instance, if faced with the same situation, ? such as running into an obstacle, then the robot will always do the same thing, ? such as go around the obstacle to the left.
- cake99 For instance, if faced with the same situation, ?
- such as running into an obstacle, then the robot will always do the same thing, ?
- such as go around the obstacle to the left.
- Correct.
- "such as" normally takes an -ing form if a verb is needed.
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cake99For instance, if faced with the same situation, ? such as running into an obstacle, then the robot will always do the same thing, ? such as go around the obstacle to the left.
Correct. "such as" normally takes an -ing form if a verb is needed. However, "do" (boldface and underlined above) sanctions the use of "go" a
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