機器人保姆

????波薩諾瓦機器人公司（Bossa Nova Robot）CEO馬丁?希區(qū)向大眾許諾，他們公司會打造出科幻動畫劇集《杰森一家》（The Jetsons）里的機器人、保姆羅西的21世紀版本。這家總部位于美國匹茲堡的公司最近開發(fā)出一款名為Mobi的機器人原型，采用一種“球型機器人”技術(shù)，利用球型底座、而不是輪子保持自身平衡和移動。這款機器人的獨到之處在于，它能夠更靈活地通過狹小的空間，還能在一堆玩具和其他物品中行動自如。希區(qū)表示，到2014年，公司將推出采用該技術(shù)的家務(wù)機器人，而這款機器人最終將可以通過語音指令及手勢操作。設(shè)想一下，這款機器人就好比是iPhone的機器人型擴展設(shè)備。屆時人們將不再需要查看手機，或者向蘋果智能語音助手Siri詢問天氣預(yù)報信息，而是可以直接與你的機器人對話。

The future Rosie

????Bossa Nova Robot CEO Martin Hitch promises people that his company will build the 21st-century version of Rosie the Robot from the TV series The Jetsons. His Pittsburgh company recently developed a prototype robot called the Mobi, which uses "ballbot" technology in which the robot balances and moves using sphere bottom rather than wheels. The idea: the robot can better get through tight spaces and maneuver around toys and other objects. By 2014, the company will introduce a robot that uses this technology to help out with household chores and eventually, those bots will respond to voice commands and gestures, says Hitch. Think: a robotic extension of your iPhone. Instead of looking at your phone or asking Siri for the weather forecast, you just chat up your robot.