Enigmatic Robot Era

Enigmatic Robot Era Science fiction and science fact is getting narrower and narrower. (scenes from “i, Robot”) Robot: You are experiencing a car accident. In i Robot, from Twentieth Century Fox,

Robot Is the Star in New Play

WASHINGTON Robots are becoming commonplace in many areas of society -- from manufacturing to medicine to our homes. But now, a robot has taken to the stage, in a British play called Spillikin, where a humanoid robot plays the male companion of a woma

unit9 The memory robot

[00:00.00]Unit 9 The memory robot [00:34.51]A:Did you pack your bags last night,dear? [00:40.25]B:Yes,I did.I packed everything. [00:45.11]R:No,you didn't.You didn't pack your computer. [00:52.48]A:Did you pack your coat,dear? [00:57.03]B:I...um,...I

VOA慢速英语2012--A Soft Body, but the Mind of a Robot

SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - A Soft Body, but the Mind of a Robot SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. I'm Shirley Griffith. STEVE EMBER: And I'm Steve Ember. Today, we tell about soft-bodied robots -- robots that can move m

2018年CRI Zhejiang University’s quadruped robot ‘reaches world class’

A robot dog developed by a Chinese university impressed the society for the technology that has reached world-class levels, developers said. The 1-meter-long robot dog, Jueying, developed by Zhejiang University in East China's Zhejiang Province, has

Robot Explores Fukushima Reactor

A robot entered a damaged reactor at Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant this week to take pictures of the reactor destroyed by an earthquake and tsunami in 2011. The robot, nicknamed 'The Little Sunfish,' is very small about the size of a loaf of bread.

World’s First Robot College Student Learns About Love

Imagine you are a college student at Notre Dame de Namur University in Belmont, California. You walk into your philosophy class on the first day of the new term only to find a robot looking you right in the eye. This robot is no huge piece of equipme

Olympic Ready? Robot Skiers Compete in South Korea

As the worlds top athletes competed at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics, some robots also showed off their winter sports skills. A ski race involving robots was held recently at the Welli Hilli Park ski area near Pyeongchang. Eight teams built and pro

Japanese Engineer Builds Huge Robot of His Dreams

Japanese engineer Masaaki Nagumo had always dreamed of operating a robot from Mobile Suit Gundam. 日本工程师南云正章（Masaaki Nagumo）一直梦想着操作《机动战士高达》中的机器人。 That is the name of a popular Japanese an

VOA标准英语2012--In Australia, Brain Power Fuels Emotion-Driven Music

In Australia, Brain Power Fuels Emotion-Driven Music A team of Australian researchers is tapping into the nerves and bodies of volunteers to create a raw musical performance driven purely by emotions. In a world first, the data is fed into special so

“母亲”机器人建造自己的“孩子”

Mother Robot Builds Own Children 母亲机器人建造自己的孩子 WASHINGTON What parent doesn't want to mold their child to be better - faster, smarter, more capable? Even though human parents cant do that, a robot that builds its own children c

美国国家公共电台 NPR Sometimes We Feel More Comfortable Talking To A Robot

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: As we interact more with machines, smart speakers, self-checkout kiosks, I wonder if we'll even start to have relationships with machines. As part of her series on how artists and criminals use technology, NPR's Laura Sydell introd

英闻天下——59 Romo: The World's First Smartphone Robot

It first showed up in October 2011 on Kickstarter, the world's largest funding platform for creative projects. Then Romo quickly won people's hearts around the world. It's the world's first smart phone robot. An iPhone or an iTouch is his face and br

2015年CRI World Adolescent Robot Contest Kicks off in Beijing

Mark is the captain of the team from Southport School in Australia. Their robot is required to collect balls of different sizes, from ping-pong balls to golf and tennis balls. We were slowly improving. This morning wasn't great, but we are getting be

64亿公里的等待 人类探测器首次登陆彗星

A European robot probe has made the first, historic landing on a comet, but its status is uncertain after harpoons failed to anchor it to the surface. 欧洲一架机器人探测器在人来历史上首次成功在彗星上着陆，但是由于着陆器

South Korean Students Learn English from Robot Teacher

Many South Korean families spend thousands of dollars a year on English language education for their children. Students attend private academies(学院) often until late at night everyday. Most such schools hire teachers from abroad, but a team of en

VOA标准英语2009年-Robot Helps Children with Disabilities

Julie Taboh | Washington 08 December 2009 Watch: Taboh report Windows Media | MP4 Cosmobot has made speech therapy fun for Kevin Fitzgerald, 6. He has developmental dyspraxia, a condition which makes it difficult for him to move his mouth and tongue.

Space Shuttle Discovery to Carry Robot on Final Mission

Crews at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida are preparing the Space Shuttle Discovery for its final launch, scheduled for Thursday. Among the things it will carry to the International Space Station will be a humanlike robot designed to help astronau

CCTV9英语新闻：China rolls out more plans in robot industry

Robots are not only for fun and games, it's also a very serious industry in China. On April 6, the Ministry of Industry, the Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Finance and other ministries jointly issued a development plan for the com

CCTV9英语新闻：China's qualification tournament for 2016 Robot WC begins

China's qualifying tournament for the 2016 Robot World Cup has begun in Hefei, the capital of east Chinas Anhui province. Almost 2,000 contestants and 300 teams are taking part in the competition. Robots are playing various roles, from houseworkers a