石家庄市2288中 孙 岩

买个机器人来作伴

Kirobo MMiinnii——robot companion of maann

石家庄市2288中 孙 岩

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.

丰田是车迷熟悉的汽车品牌，除了制造汽车，该公司在研发机器人方面也成果卓著。

2000年，一句“浓缩的都是精品”让潘长江这个名字家喻户晓。在身高受到嘲笑时，人们就会引用这句话来回击。在同一年，丰田公司开始制造可以走路、说话、弹奏乐器并能为残障人士提供帮助的（和人类长得相似）的机器人。这句话尤其适用于科技产品：个头更小的笔记本要比台式机要贵很多。

丰田公司新制造的微型机器人称作Kirobo Mini。Kirobo Mini坐下时只有4英寸高，产品定位是人类的小伙伴。俗话说“麻雀虽小，五脏俱全”。这款机器人个子虽小，但是能耐却不小。

在和人类对话的过程中，机器人的眼睛会随着人类脑袋的晃动而转动，还会像人一样眨眼，提醒人类和他们交流的是有知觉的生灵，而非一把电动牙刷。Kirobo Mini可以和人类进行相当高水平的聊天，还可以通过内置照相机观察人类的面部表情、身体姿势及说话语调来确认他们的精神状态。不仅如此，Kirobo Mini还能记住他的人类伙伴的喜好及去过的地方，并把这些信息放入聊天中。

Notes：

Blink眨眼

Sentient有知觉的；有灵性的

Integrate融合。