机器人猎豹奔跑速度超博尔特

时间：2012-09-07 08:05:57

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A robot called Cheetah1 has set a new world speed record for legged robots, running faster than the fastest human.

一个名叫猎豹的机器人创造了有腿机器人的速度记录，其速度比最快的人类还要快。
 
The headless machine, funded by the Pentagon, reached 45.5km/h when tested on a treadmill2.
 
Jamaican sprinter3 Usain Bolt's top speed is 44.7km/h.
 
The project is part of efforts to develop robots for military use. One robotics expert told the BBC that it was "unfortunate" the Cheetah was made primarily "to kill people".
 
It has been created by the Massachusetts robotics company Boston Dynamics4 and backed by the US Defense5 Advanced Research Projects Agency (Darpa).
 
According to Darpa, the aim is to "more effectively assist war fighters across a greater range of missions".
 
The Cheetah, which is powered by a hydraulic6（液压的） pump, broke its own record of 29km/h, recorded in February.
 
"The Cheetah had a slight advantage over Bolt as it ran on a treadmill," Darpa said in a statement, "but most of the power Cheetah used was to swing and lift its legs fast enough, not to propel itself forward." 
 
The agency plans to test the robot in the field in 2013.

Killing7 civilians8?
 
The machine's design has been inspired by the real cheetah, the fastest land animal, which can reach speeds of 121km/h. 
 
"Cheetahs10 happen to be beautiful examples of how natural engineering has created speed and agility11 across rough terrain," said Gill Pratt, Darpa programme manager.
 
"Our Cheetah bot borrows ideas from nature's design to inform stride patterns, flexing12 and unflexing of parts like the back, placement of limbs and stability."
 
"What we gain through Cheetah and related research efforts are technological13 building blocks that create possibilities for a whole range of robots suited to future Department of Defense missions." 
 
Noel Sharkey, professor of artificial intelligence and robotics at the University of Sheffield, said the robot was "an incredible technical achievement, but it's unfortunate that it's going to be used to kill people".
 
"It's going to be used for chasing people across the desert, I would imagine. I can't think of many civilian9 applications - maybe for hunting, or farming, for rounding up sheep. 
 
"But of course if it's used for combat, it would be killing civilians as well as it's not going to be able to discriminate14 between civilians and soldiers."

 


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1 cheetah 0U0yS     
n.(动物)猎豹
参考例句：
  • The cheetah is generally credited as the world's fastest animal.猎豹被公认是世界上跑得最快的动物。
  • The distribution of the cheetah ranges from Africa to Central Asia.印度豹的足迹遍及从非洲到中亚的广大地区。
2 treadmill 1pOyz     
n.踏车；单调的工作
参考例句：
  • The treadmill has a heart rate monitor.跑步机上有个脉搏监视器。
  • Drugs remove man from the treadmill of routine.药物可以使人摆脱日常单调的工作带来的疲劳。
3 sprinter Fhczl7     
n.短跑运动员，短距离全速奔跑者
参考例句：
  • He is more a sprinter than a swimmer. 他是短跑健将，而不是游泳选手。 来自辞典例句
  • The sprinter himself thinks he can run the race at 9.4 seconds. 这位短跑运动员自认为可以用9.4秒跑完比赛。 来自互联网
4 dynamics NuSzQq     
n.力学，动力学，动力，原动力；动态
参考例句：
  • In order to succeed,you must master complicated knowledge of dynamics.要取得胜利，你必须掌握很复杂的动力学知识。
  • Dynamics is a discipline that cannot be mastered without extensive practice.动力学是一门不做大量习题就不能掌握的学科。
5 defense AxbxB     
n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩
参考例句：
  • The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
  • The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。
6 hydraulic AcDzt     
adj.水力的；水压的，液压的；水力学的
参考例句：
  • The boat has no fewer than five hydraulic pumps.这艘船配有不少于5个液压泵。
  • A group of apprentics were operating the hydraulic press.一群学徒正在开动水压机。
7 killing kpBziQ     
n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财
参考例句：
  • Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
  • Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。
8 civilians 2a8bdc87d05da507ff4534c9c974b785     
平民，百姓( civilian的名词复数 )； 老百姓
参考例句：
  • the bloody massacre of innocent civilians 对无辜平民的血腥屠杀
  • At least 300 civilians are unaccounted for after the bombing raids. 遭轰炸袭击之后，至少有300名平民下落不明。
9 civilian uqbzl     
adj.平民的，民用的，民众的
参考例句：
  • There is no reliable information about civilian casualties.关于平民的伤亡还没有确凿的信息。
  • He resigned his commission to take up a civilian job.他辞去军职而从事平民工作。
10 cheetahs 49fe48184ec612a4c6ab48e2544552ef     
n.（奔跑极快的）非洲猎豹( cheetah的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • Unlike lions or cheetahs, leopards are secretive, solitary cats. 花豹不像狮子或印度豹，是属于较神秘而隐居的大猫。 来自互联网
  • Among this lot are cheetahs, lions, leopards, rhinoceroses, spotted hyenas and elephants. 印度豹、狮子、花豹、犀牛、斑点土狼、大象等，都是此地的居民。 来自互联网
11 agility LfTyH     
n.敏捷，活泼
参考例句：
  • The boy came upstairs with agility.那男孩敏捷地走上楼来。
  • His intellect and mental agility have never been in doubt.他的才智和机敏从未受到怀疑。
12 flexing ea85fac2422c3e15400d532b3bfb4d3c     
n.挠曲，可挠性v.屈曲( flex的现在分词 )；弯曲；（为准备大干而）显示实力；摩拳擦掌
参考例句：
  • Flexing particular muscles allows snakes to move in several ways. 可弯曲的特殊的肌肉使蛇可以用几种方式移动。 来自电影对白
  • China has become an economic superpower and is flexing its muscles. 中国已经成为了一个经济巨人而且在展示他的肌肉。 来自互联网
13 technological gqiwY     
adj.技术的；工艺的
参考例句：
  • A successful company must keep up with the pace of technological change.一家成功的公司必须得跟上技术变革的步伐。
  • Today,the pace of life is increasing with technological advancements.当今， 随着科技进步，生活节奏不断增快。
14 discriminate NuhxX     
v.区别，辨别，区分；有区别地对待
参考例句：
  • You must learn to discriminate between facts and opinions.你必须学会把事实和看法区分出来。
  • They can discriminate hundreds of colours.他们能分辨上百种颜色。

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