Robot
Robby Pepper can answer questions in Italian, English and German. He is Italy's first robot concierge. He is deployed at a hotel on the popular Lake Garda to help answer simple, usual questions from visitors.
During one of Robby's first days, Mihail Slanina, a guest from Moldova, congratulated the robot on his skills.
"He's like a real person, he's really good," she said. "He talks, he shook my hand."
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Robby Pepper可以用意大利语、英语和德语回答问题。他是意大利首个迎宾机器人。他被部署在加尔达湖的一家酒店，帮助回答游客提出的简单而又常见的问题。
在Robby投入使用后不久，摩尔多瓦游客Mihail Slanina称赞了这个机器人的技能。
她说：“他跟真人一样，他真的很棒！他会说话，还跟我握手。”
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shake one's hand -> 握手
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concierge [ 复数 concierges ]英 [ˈkɒnsieəʒ]美 [koʊnˈsjerʒ]
n. 门房；看门人
deploy ( deploying, deployed, deploys )英 [dɪˈplɔɪ]美 [dɪˈplɔɪ]
v. 部署，调度；利用
congratulate ( congratulating, congratulated, congratulates )
英 [kənˈɡrætʃəleɪt]美 [kənˈɡrætʃəleɪt]
v. 祝贺，向……道贺；感到高兴（或自豪）
shake ( shaking, shook, shaken, shakes )英 [ʃeɪk]美 [ʃeɪk]
v. 摆脱；动摇；摇动；摇头
n. 摇动；抖动；颤动；颤抖
Japan's Softbank Robotics created Robby. The Italian company Jampaa programed the robot. It can provide hotel guests with information they need, like where to find a restaurant and its hours of operation.
The summer season brings an increased number of visitors to Lake Garda. They will help Robby gain new knowledge and learn to answer more questions.
The use of robots is growing in service industries like tourism. Most of the robots serve mainly as novelties. But they are expected to become more useful as better artificial intelligence, or AI, is developed.
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日本的软银机器人公司制造了Robby。意大利Jampaa公司对这个机器人进行了编程。它可以为酒店客人提供他们所需的信息，像是餐厅的位置和营业时间。
夏季给加尔达湖带来了越来越多的游客。他们将帮助Robby获得新知识并学会回答更多问题。
机器人在旅游等服务行业的应用正在增多。大多数机器人主要是被当作新奇玩意。但是随着更好的人工智能被开发出来，预计他们也会变得更加有用。
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The use of -> 使用；运用；利用
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industry [ 复数 industries ]英 [ˈɪndəstri]美 [ˈɪndəstri]
n. 工业，生产制造；行业，产业；勤奋，勤劳；范围，领域
novelty [ 复数 novelties ]英 [ˈnɒv(ə)lti]美 [ˈnɑːv(ə)lti]
n. 新颖，新奇性；新奇的事物（或人、环境）；廉价小饰物，小玩意儿
adj. 新奇的，风格独特的
The International Federation of Robotics says about 79,000 professional service robots were sold last year. The Frankfurt, Germany-based organization expects up to 25 percent sales growth each year through 2020. These artificial intelligence machines include defense robots, cleaning robots, and medical robots.
In 2016, 7,200 public relations robots like Robby Pepper were sold — a 135 percent increase from 2015 sales.
Richard Windsor is a technology businessman in London. He says the use of robots is not yet common because artificial intelligence is not complex enough.
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国际机器人联合会称，去年全球售出了大约7.9万个专业服务机器人。这家总部位于德国法兰克福的组织预计销售额在2020年前每年都会增长25%。这些人工智能机器人包括国防机器人、清扫机器人以及医疗机器人。
2016年全球售出了7200个类似Robby Pepper的公关机器人，比2015年增长了135%。
理查德·温莎(Richard Windsor）是伦敦的一位科技商人。他说，机器人的应用尚不普遍，因为人工智能不够复杂。
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professional service -> 专业服务：服务行业中需要接受文科和纯科学教育或专业发展教育的职业。
up to -> 直到；达到；最多
sales growth -> 销售增长：公司在特定时间内销售额的增加，通常以百分比表示。
public relations -> 公共关系；公关工作（或活动）
not yet -> 还没有：表示某事尚未发生或完成，但预计会在未来发生或完成。
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federation [ 复数 federations ]英 [ˌfedəˈreɪʃ(ə)n]美 [ˌfedəˈreɪʃ(ə)n]
n. 联邦政府，联邦；联合会；结成联邦（或联盟）
defense英 [dɪˈfens]美 [dɪˈfens]
n. 防御，保卫；防御物，防御能力；国防机构，国防体系；辩解，辩白；被告，辩护律师；（法庭上的）辩护，答辩； 防守队员，防守；（竞赛中的）卫冕，（选举中的）保住席位；戒备心理，自我防卫；国际象棋的防御（黑棋的某种特定走法）
He says the proof is that the companies responsible for the two best AI systems, Google Assist and Baidu's DuerOS, do not make robots. Windsor says that the "novelty" robots will disappear after people get used to them. New service robots will appear when artificial intelligence improves, he says.
"In order to make these things better, you need to gather data, so you have to be out there," he said.
Public acceptance is important to the robot industry. Experts say people in the United States and Japan seem more welcoming to robots than do people in Europe.
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他说，提供谷歌助手和百度DuerOS这两种最好人工智能系统的公司都不制造机器人，这就是明证。温莎表示，这些“新奇的”机器人在人们熟视无睹后就会消失不见。他说，当人工智能技术提高时，就会出现新的服务机器人。
他说：“为了让这些变得更好，我们需要收集数据，所以必须走出来。”
公众接受度对机器人行业非常重要。专家表示，美国人和日本人似乎比欧洲人更喜欢机器人。
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responsible for -> 负责：对某事物、某人拥有控制和权威，并有照顾、照料的责任。
get used to -> 逐渐习惯于；适应
be out -> 在外；出去了；不在家
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proof英 [pruːf]美 [pruːf]
n. 证明，证据；检验，证实；（数学）验算，验证；校样，样张；（酒的）标准酒精度；<苏格兰>法官单独听证
adj. 防……的，耐……的；试印的
v. 保护……免受影响（或损害）；印……的校样；校对；<美>加水使（酵母）活化；<美>揉（面团）；<美>（面团）发酵
Shoppers at a store in Scotland got one robot, Softbank's Fabio Pepper, dismissed. Customers were not willing to talk to the robot. And a security robot at an office complex in Washington, DC made news last year when it rolled itself into a fountain and would not get out.
In the Italian town of Brescia, the Cayu car store is using another Softbank Pepper robot to sell cars. Named Cayuiki, the robot is programmed to give information on cars, play games, and gather information. Its presence is helping to bring in possible car buyers.
But, Andreas Barchetti, head of the Cayu dealership, said to sell the cars, you still need human beings.
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苏格兰一家商店的顾客迎来了软银公司的Fabio Pepper机器人，但是最终他被退了回来。顾客们不愿意跟机器人对话。华盛顿特区一栋办公大楼的安保机器人去年自己掉入喷泉中无法离开，一时成了新闻。
在意大利的布雷西亚小镇，Cayu汽车经销店开始使用另一个软银Pepper机器人销售汽车。这个名为Cayuiki的机器人进行了编程，用于提供汽车信息、玩游戏以及收集信息。它的存在有助于吸引潜在的购车者。
但是Cayu汽车经销店负责人Andreas Barchetti表示，卖车还得靠人。
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office complex -> 办公楼群：一个包含多栋办公楼的区域，通常设有共享设施，如停车场、餐厅和会议室等。
bring in -> 引进；引入；吸引
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dismiss ( dismissing, dismissed, dismisses )英 [dɪsˈmɪs]美 [dɪsˈmɪs]
v. 开除，解雇；不考虑，不理会；驳回，停止受理；让……离开，解散；（板球）使退场，使出局
roll ( rolling, rolled, rolls )英 [rəʊl]美 [roʊl]
n. 卷；打滚；翻滚；名单
v. 滚动；翻转；摇晃；（使）原地转圈
fountain英 [ˈfaʊntən; ˈfaʊntɪn] 美 [ˈfaʊnt(ə)n]
n. 喷泉；喷射；天然泉；源泉；（纹章）银蓝相间波状纹圆盾
v. 喷射，喷流
presence英 [ˈprez(ə)ns]美 [ˈprez(ə)ns]
n. 出席，存在；<正式>（某人的）所在地方；<文>感觉中的存在物（如鬼魂）；驻扎部队，驻扎的警力；风度，气质；（公司在某地的）工人（或产品），势力
dealership [ 复数 dealerships ]英 [ˈdiːləʃɪp]美 [ˈdiːlərʃɪp]
n. 特许经销商（店）（尤指汽车经销商）