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The air was thick with the legacy of Astro Boy when Masayoshi Son, CEO of telecommunications giant SoftBank, stepped onto a darkened stage outside Tokyo in June 2014, and held up what looked like a glowing heart. This he presented to a 120-centimeter-tall humanoid robot standing next to him, and it immediately came to life, lighting up and introducing itself in a high-pitched voice as ‘Pepper’.$ `9 L- x) u7 i+ O8 w4 D5 S
当通信行业巨头软银公司的CEO孙正义，在2014年6月踏上东京之外的黑暗舞台举起像发光的心的阿童木时，空气仿佛停止了，他呈现的一个120cm的仿人机器人站在他身边，并且机器人立刻活动起来，照亮并且用一个高分贝的声音自我介绍像一个‘辣椒’。4 I6 a5 g; e1 K
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The robot is designed to be a communication robot that can help out in the home or workplace; it is also expected to help monitor Japan’s growing population of elderly based on information provided by the market. Developed by SoftBank Robotics Corp., Pepper has two arms, a 10.1-inch touchscreen display on its chest, audio, visual and tactile sensors and a wheeled base called omni-wheel for locomotion. It can retrieve weather forecasts from the Internet, play word games and do dance routines, and able to add new functions from the web by downloading ‘Robo Apps.’ It’s also billed as the first robot of its kind that can read human emotions and develop its own feelings to make it a better companion.8 a% i. \. v; r* e- I* D5 |
机器人被设计成一个通信机器人可以在家或工作场所提供帮助，它也可以在市场提供信息的基础上被期望去帮助监控日本日益增长的老龄化人群。通过软银机器人公司的发展，阿童木有了两个手臂，一个10.1英寸的触摸屏在胸部，声音、视觉、触觉传感器和一个被称为全向轮的轮式的基础提供运动。它可以通过网络检索天气预报，玩文字游戏和跳常规的舞蹈，也能增加新的功能通过网络下载机器人APP。它也被号称为第一个机器人能阅读人类的心理，发展自己的感觉并变为人类更好的朋友。! D l+ W% r) s1 ?
We want to have a robot that will maximize people’s joy and minimize their sadness,” Son said while presenting Pepper to journalists. Since its commercial debut in 2015, priced at about $9,500 for a three-year period, thousands of Pepper robots have been sold, both to households and businesses. Companies have adopted the ‘Pepper for Biz’ model, which is priced at about $540 a month. They have been using the robot to help promote everything from smartphones and coffee makers to financial products and tourist destinations.
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Pepper can now be seen at electronics retailers, hotel lobbies, trade shows, and more. Meanwhile, dozens of apps for Pepper have been developed, with themes ranging from storytelling to cooking tips. The robot recently began support for Google’s Android operating system, opening up even more possibilities, especially through the help of developers.{0 A2 B' l; T
‘辣椒’现在也能被看做一个电子产品零售商，在旅馆大厅，贸易展厅和其他更多地方。同时许多针对‘辣椒’的APP被开发出来，主题包括从讲故事到烹饪技巧等。机器人最近开始支持谷歌的安卓操作系统，开放了更多的可能性，特别是通过开发者们的帮助。
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