TED演讲:我们为什么会对机器人有感情(1)

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It was this toy called a Pleo that I had ordered, and I was really excited about it because I've always loved robots. 这个机器人是我订购的一款叫做Pleo的玩具，我对此非常兴奋，因为我一直都很喜欢机器人。

And this one has really cool technical features. 这个机器人有很酷的技术特征。

It had motors and touch sensors³ and it had an infrared⁴ camera. 它有马达和触觉传感器，还有一个红外摄像头。

And one of the things it had was a tilt⁵ sensor², so it knew what direction it was facing. 它还有一个部件是倾斜传感器，所以它就会知道自己面对的是什么方向。

And when you held it upside down, it would start to cry. 当你把它倒过来，它会开始哭泣。

And I thought this was super cool, so I was showing it off to my friend, 我觉得这点非常酷，所以我展示给我朋友看，

and I said, "Oh, hold it up by the tail. See what it does." 我说：“抓住尾巴竖起来，看看它会怎样。”

So we're watching the theatrics of this robot struggle and cry out. 于是我们看着这个机器人表演、挣扎和哭泣。

And after a few seconds, it starts to bother me a little, and I said, "OK, that's enough now. Let's put him back down." 几秒钟后，我开始感到有点不安，于是我说，“好了，差不多了，我们把它放回去吧。”

And then I pet the robot to make it stop crying. 然后我抚摸着机器人，让它停止哭泣。

And that was kind of a weird⁶ experience for me. 这对我来说是一种奇怪的经历。

For one thing, I wasn't the most maternal⁷ person at the time. 首先，我那时还不是个很有母性的人。

Although since then I've become a mother, nine months ago, 尽管在那之前的9个月，我已经成为了一个母亲，

and I've learned that babies also squirm when you hold them upside down. 我还知道，当你让婴儿 大头朝下时，婴儿也会抽泣。

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