會唱歌的機器人在新加坡出現(xiàn)

會唱歌的機器人在新加坡出現(xiàn)

Hundreds of “friendly” robots that speak multiple languages and sing are being rolled out across hi-tech Singapore, to help clean the city-state’s hotels, shopping malls and government buildings.

數(shù)百個會說多種語言、會唱歌的“友好”機器人，正在科技高度發(fā)展的新加坡推廣，以幫助清潔這個城市的酒店、購物中心和政府大樓。

Four of the robots, which have oval-shaped heads with lights for eyes, have already got down to work and it is hoped that 300 will be put into service by March next year.

其中4個橢圓頭、發(fā)光眼的機器人已經(jīng)開始工作，預(yù)計明年3月將有300個機器人投入使用。

They scrub, mop, vacuum and sweep autonomously, and can entertain by rapping in English.

它們會自動擦洗、拖把、吸塵和掃地，還能用英語說唱來娛樂。

The robots speak all four of multi-ethnic Singapore’s official languages — English, Malay, Mandarin and Tamil — plus Japanese and “Singlish,” a local patois that mixes English with words from the myriad local tongues. “I’m the coolest thing in town. I’ll make your world light up. Hey, you’re never gonna frown,” rapped one of the robots as they were unveiled on Wednesday.

這些機器人會說新加坡四種官方語言——英語、馬來語、普通話和泰米爾語——再加上日語和“新加坡英語”。“我是城里最酷的人。我會照亮你的世界。嘿，你永遠不會皺眉。”其中一個機器人在周三揭幕時這樣說道。

The devices, which come in 13 different models and are produced by local company LionsBot, also tell jokes or ask humans to move aside if they are in the way. Humans can get a response from the robots by pressing a button called the “heart,” or use an app to ask them how they are feeling or what their hobbies are.

這些設(shè)備有13種不同的型號，由當(dāng)?shù)毓綥ionsBot生產(chǎn)。如果有人擋道，它們還會講笑話，或者讓人讓開。人類可以通過按下一個叫做“心臟”的按鈕來得到機器人的回應(yīng)，或者使用一個應(yīng)用程序來詢問機器人的感覺如何，或者他們的愛好是什么。

“Everybody knows a cleaner that’s always friendly and would remember your name and say hi, so we hope to recreate that,” said LionsBot CEO Dylan Ng.

“每個人都知道一個清潔工總是很友好，會記住你的名字并和你打招呼，所以我們希望能重現(xiàn)這種情況，”LionsBot的首席執(zhí)行官Dylan Ng說。