听一分钟英文：Robots-机器人

A long time ago, robots belonged to science fiction. Children loved looking at movies with robots. Today, robots are real, and they are helping us. In the future, we will all have robots. They will vacuum the floor, wash the dishes, perhaps even driv

Support Grows for a Treaty to Ban Killer Robots

The Campaign to Stop Killer Robots is urging the United Nations to begin talks about banning the use and development of autonomous weapons systems. Representatives from more than 70 countries are attending a five-day meeting in Geneva of the Conventi

VOA慢速英语2012 TECHNOLOGY REPORT - Rights Group Calls for Ban on Fully Autonomous Killer Robots

TECHNOLOGY REPORT - Rights Group Calls for Ban on Fully Autonomous Killer Robots 科技报道 - 人权组织呼吁禁止全自主式杀人机器人 From VOA Learning English, this is the TECHNOLOGY REPORT in Special English. 这里是美国之音慢速

VOA慢速英语2014 科学家们开发一个机器人 可以组装本身

Scientists Develop a Robot That Can Assemble Itself 科学家们开发一个机器人 可以组装本身 Origami is the Japanese art of shaping paper to look like animals, flowers and other objects. Now, Harvard University scientists have modeled, or

Robots Branch Out Across Workforce

Robots Branch Out Across Workforce Industrial robots started replacing humans long ago in tedious and dangerous jobs, such as welding thousands of identical parts for vehicles. Today, more sophisticated robots are capable of precisely lifting and mov

为机器人设置毁灭开关 欧盟或立法将其当人看

Europe is preparing for a robot revolution. 欧洲正策划一场机器人革命。 European lawmakers have proposed that robots be equipped with emergency kill switches to prevent them from causing excessive damage. Legislators have also suggested t

未来购物体验:3D打印和AR增强现实

These days, shopping often involves an Internet connection and a laptop or smartphone. However, businesses are now trying to use new technology, such as 3D printing and augmented reality, to bring customers back into stores. At the recent National Re

VOA标准英语2013--Demand Grows for Global Ban on 'Killer Robots'

Demand Grows for Global Ban on 'Killer Robots' A human-sized robot joined campaigners outside the British Parliament last month to highlight what they say are the imminent dangers of automated weapons systems - or killer robots. Among them was Americ

Robots in the Field: Farms Turning to Autonomous Technology

Farmer Jamie Butler is testing a new worker on his farm in Englands Hampshire countryside. Butler hopes the new worker will help the 180-hectare farm produce more wheat and not harm the environment. The laborer does not say a thing while inspecting B

2007年VOA标准英语-Young Engineers Design Robots To Score Goals, S

By Philip Graitcer Atlanta, Georgia 14 August 2007 A robot playing a modified game of football Many people think of robots that think and act like human as the stuff of the future or characters in science fiction movies. But a recent competition at a

机器人保安有助于降低犯罪率

Robot Security Could Help Cut Crime 机器人保安有助于降低犯罪率 Shopping centers, stadiums and universities may soon have a new tool to help fight crime. A California company called Knightscope says its robots can predict and prevent crim

Flying Robots Are Coming to US Universities

Flying Robots Are Coming to US Universities Flying devices, called drones, may be one of the most important technologies of the future. The number of jobs for people who know how to design, build and control them is increasing. Because of this increa

VOA英语2010年-Futuristic Robot Comes to Life in Virginia L

The world of tomorrow - at least according to writers of science fiction - includes human-like robots that interact with people and help society in many ways. That future is becoming a reality at Virginia Tech in Blackburg, Virginia. Meeting CHARLI I

2016年国际消费类电子产品展览会(CES)展示技术趋势

CES Shows Off Technology Trends for 2016 2016年国际消费类电子产品展览会(CES)展示技术趋势 Walking among the myriad expo booths at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, one can get a pretty good idea of what lies ahead in the w

TED演讲:我们为什么会对机器人有感情(3)

Well, of course, we're primed by science fiction and pop culture to really want to personify these things, 不可否认，我们都被科幻小说及流行文化所影响，想要将这些东西拟人化， but it goes a little bit deeper than that. 但

美国有线新闻 CNN 2014-05-16

From Africa and Europe, and from killer robots to iconic Abnists, CNN studio news is bringing the world tear classroom. I am Chorus Isues.fist up today, the whole sign the families of 200 kidnapped girls in Nigeria. The terrorist group that has adopt

【英语时差8，16】研究人员：接受赞美如获至“宝”，感觉一样赞

Paying people a compliment appears to activate the same reward center in the brain as paying them cash, Japanese researchers said on April 23. They said the study offers scientific support for the long-held assumption that people get a psychological

TED演讲:我们为什么会对机器人有感情(4)

Now, we're headed towards a world where robots are everywhere. 我们正迈入一个机器人无处不在的社会。 Robotic technology is moving out from behind factory walls. 机器人科技正在走出工厂的围墙。 It's entering workplaces,

不听话的机器人已经出现了

If Hollywood ever had a lesson for scientists it is what happens if machines start to rebel against their human creators. 如果说好莱坞曾经给科学家们一个教训，那一定是机器人开始反抗它们的创造者人类。 Yet despite t

CCTV9英语新闻：Robots take the spotlight at Shanghai Technology Fair

The 4th Shanghai International Technology Fair has just concluded in Shanghai, and robots were one of the fair's biggest attractions. ICS reporter Wu Ying asked some robot developers how long it might be -- before we can start using them in our homes