石家莊市2288中 孫 巖

買個(gè)機(jī)器人來作伴

Kirobo MMiinnii——robot companion of maann

石家莊市2288中 孫 巖

Toyota is a big name for car lovers.But besides car making,Toyota is also well known in developing robots.

“All the good things come into a small package.”In 2000,this sentence made Panchangjiang a household name and when someone is mocked about his height,he will quote this to answer back.And in the same year,Toyota began to build personal robots that can play walk,talk,play musical instruments,and offer degrees of assistance to the disabled.The saying is especially right when it comes to technical products.：A smaller laptop is much more expensive than a desktop.

The newly created tiny robot by Toyota is called Kirobo Mini.Measuring a mere four inches high in his standard sitting position，Kirobo Mini is designed to be a miniature personal companion.As another Chinese saying goes,small as it is,the sparrow has all the vital organs.This tiny robot partner can do many things.

His gaze will follow the movement of his owner's head during the conversation,and his glowing eyes will"blink"to remind the human that she's talking to a sentient being and not,say,an electric toothbrush.

He is capable of engaging in some fairly elaborate and highly animated small talk(only in Japanese,for now),and uses a camera to recognise—through facial expressions,gestures and vocal tone—the emotional state of his human companion.Moreover,the device remembers its human companion's likes,dislikes and"shared travels,"and will increasingly integrate that information into its conversation.

豐田是車迷熟悉的汽車品牌，除了制造汽車，該公司在研發(fā)機(jī)器人方面也成果卓著。

2000年，一句“濃縮的都是精品”讓潘長江這個(gè)名字家喻戶曉。在身高受到嘲笑時(shí)，人們就會引用這句話來回?fù)簟Ｔ谕荒?，豐田公司開始制造可以走路、說話、彈奏樂器并能為殘障人士提供幫助的（和人類長得相似）的機(jī)器人。這句話尤其適用于科技產(chǎn)品：個(gè)頭更小的筆記本要比臺式機(jī)要貴很多。

豐田公司新制造的微型機(jī)器人稱作Kirobo Mini。Kirobo Mini坐下時(shí)只有4英寸高，產(chǎn)品定位是人類的小伙伴。俗話說“麻雀雖小，五臟俱全”。這款機(jī)器人個(gè)子雖小，但是能耐卻不小。

在和人類對話的過程中，機(jī)器人的眼睛會隨著人類腦袋的晃動(dòng)而轉(zhuǎn)動(dòng)，還會像人一樣眨眼，提醒人類和他們交流的是有知覺的生靈，而非一把電動(dòng)牙刷。Kirobo Mini可以和人類進(jìn)行相當(dāng)高水平的聊天，還可以通過內(nèi)置照相機(jī)觀察人類的面部表情、身體姿勢及說話語調(diào)來確認(rèn)他們的精神狀態(tài)。不僅如此，Kirobo Mini還能記住他的人類伙伴的喜好及去過的地方，并把這些信息放入聊天中。

Notes：

Blink眨眼

Sentient有知覺的；有靈性的

Integrate融合。