日本機器人當婚禮司儀

       Japan has one of the most advanced robotics industries in the world, with the government actively supporting the field for future growth. Industrial models in factories are now standard, but recently Japanese companies are making a push to inject robots into everyday life.

　　由于政府大力支持該領域以應對未來發(fā)展，日本的機器人產業(yè)一直處于世界領先水平。應用于工廠的工業(yè)機器人目前已經非常規(guī)范，而最近日本公司正在推進機器人在日常生活中的使用。

　　Honda makes a walking child-shaped robot, and other firms have developed them to entertain the elderly or play baseball. Kokoro, whose corporate goal is to "touch the hearts of the people," also makes giant dinosaur robots for exhibitions and lifelike androidmodels that can smile and laugh. The company is a subsidiaryof Sanrio Co., which owns the rights to Hello Kitty and other Japanese characters.

　　本田公司開發(fā)了一種可以行走的兒童型機器人，其它公司還開發(fā)出了幫老年人解悶和會打棒球的機器人。以“觸動人心”為宗旨的Kokoro公司曾研制出供展覽的大型恐龍機器人，以及會微笑和大笑的仿真機器人。Kokoro公司隸屬于三麗鷗公司，該公司旗下有Hello Kitty和其它一些日本卡通人物形象等文化品牌。

　　"This was a lot of fun. I think that Japanese have a strong sense that robots are our friends. Those in the robot industry mostly understand this, but people mainly want robots near them that serve some purpose," said bride Satoko Inoue, 36, who works at manufacturer Kokoro.

　　任職于Kokoro公司的36歲的新娘井上聰子說：“讓機器人來主持婚禮真的很有意思。我覺得日本人有一種把機器人看作人類朋友的強烈意識。在機器人領域工作的人都十分理解這一點，但人們主要還是想讓身邊的機器人為他們做些事情。”