中科大推出首個美女機器人:太逼真了!

An ultra-realistic robot was unveiled last week by researchers from the University of Science and Technology in China (USTC).

上週，由中國科技大學研究人員開發的高仿真機器人正式揭開面紗。

Jia Jia, as the female robot has been named, is apparently capable of basic communication, interaction with nearby people, and natural facial expressions. Unfortunately, many of her pre-programmed interactions appear to be highly stereotypical.

這一女性機器人被命名爲佳佳，具備基本溝通能力，可以和周邊的人交流互動，並且有很自然的面部表情。然而不幸地是，她很多的預編互動都似乎帶有成見。

For example, if Jia Jia detects that someone is taking a photo of her, she'll warn the photographer to stand back or else the picture will make her face "look fat." Jia Jia can't do much beyond that though. Essential human emotional responses like laughing and crying are not in the robot's repertoire. Her hands have also been left lifeless. She does, however, speak super subserviently. The prompt, "Hello," elicits the reply, "Yes my lord. What can I do for you?"

比如，如果佳佳發現有人在給她拍照片，她會警告拍照者站遠點兒拍，否則會讓她的臉看起來很胖。不過，佳佳沒辦法做更多事情，像大笑以及哭泣這些反應她都還沒有。她的雙手也顯得比較死板。不過，她可以非常恭順地說話，如果你說，"你好"，她一定會回覆，"在，主人，我能爲你做什麼呢？"

We've seen a few other ultra-realistic female robots recently. A few weeks ago a 42-year-old product and graphic designer from Hong Kong revealed "Mark 1," a $50,000 female robot. The project, which took a year and a half to complete, was supposedly the fulfillment of a childhood dream.

最近，我們看到了多款仿真女機器人。幾星期前，一名來自香港的42歲產品及平面設計師推出了一款名爲"Mark 1"的價值5萬美元的女性機器人。這個項目花了設計師一年半的時間，主要是爲了完成其童年的夢想。

Like Jia Jia, Mark 1 is capable of basic human-like interaction, command responses, and movement. Mark 1 actually outperforms Jia Jia in that the former can move its limbs, turn its head, bow, smirk, and wink.

和佳佳類似，Mark 1也能做到基本的類人似交流，迴應命令和動作。Mark 1比佳佳更棒的是，她可以活動四肢，轉頭，彎腰，微笑以及眨眼。

And that's just the most recent example. Last year researchers at the Intelligent Robotics Laboratory at Osaka University in Japan and Shanghai Shenqing Industry in China revealed Yangyang, a dynamic robot with an resemblance to Sarah Palin. Yangyang also seems to do more than Jia Jia with its abilities to hug and shake hands.

這只是近期的例子，去年，上海申磬產業有限公司與大阪大學的研發人員合作，在中國推出了陽楊--一個很像薩拉·佩林的機器人，看起來也比佳佳更智能，她可以擁抱和握手。

The USTC researchers spent three years developing Jia Jia, and they aren't done yet. Team director Chen Xiaoping says he hopes to develop and refine their creation, equipping it with artificial intelligence through deep learning and the ability to recognize people's facial expressions, according to Xinhua News. Chen hopes Jia Jia will become an intelligence "robot goddess." He added that the prototype was "priceless" and would not yet consider mass production.

中國科技大學的研究人員花費了3年時間開發佳佳，而且他們還沒有完工。根據新華社報道，團隊領導陳小平表示，希望能夠發展和完善他的發明，並進一步搭載有深入學習以及辨認面部表情能力的人工智能。陳小平希望佳佳能變成智慧的"機器人女神"，他還補充說道，此原型是無價的，暫時不會量產。