1、,Ever feel like no one really understands you? Well could be about to change all that. 總是覺得沒人真正了解你？那么“小辣椒（Pepper）”將會(huì)改變這一現(xiàn)狀。 Thats be,ecause Pepper is actually a robot and touted as the worlds first with the ability to read emotions. 因?yàn)椤靶±苯贰逼鋵?shí)是個(gè)機(jī)器人，被認(rèn)為是世界上第一款能讀懂人情感的機(jī)器人。 The humanoid,robot - which loo

2、ks slightly like a shrunken Michelin Man - was unveiled to curious onlookers in Tokyo stores on Friday by SoftBank, a Japanese tele,com giant and Aldebaran, a French robotics company. 這款人形機(jī)器人看上去有點(diǎn)像迷你版的“米其林先生”（Michelin Man），在6月6號(hào)由日本電信巨頭軟銀公司（Softbank）和法國(guó)機(jī)器人廠商阿德巴蘭(Aldebaran)聯(lián)合在東京商場(chǎng)向參觀,者揭開神秘面紗。 Pepper d

3、oesnt look much like its name. Standing under four-feet tall with a tablet computer mounted to its chest, it has human-like hands and,a mermaid-like lower torso though its toddler-like voice seems incongruous with this state-of-the-art facade. “小辣椒”看起來不太像它的名字。它有四英尺高，胸前有一臺(tái)平板電腦，有著類似,人的手臂和像魚尾的身體雖然它那像孩童

4、一樣的聲音與它時(shí)尚感十足的外觀不太相符。 Despite the high-pitched voice, Pepper is able to converse about everything from the weather, to more sophist,icated topics like the latest fluctuations in the stock markets. “小辣椒”的聲音雖然尖了點(diǎn)，但能聊小到天氣，大到股市最新波動(dòng)等復(fù)雜的話題。 Yet the great differentiator is the fact Pepper,is fully interacti

5、ve, making eye contact when meeting people. 不過，最大的不同點(diǎn)是小辣椒互動(dòng)性十足，在看到人時(shí)，能與人進(jìn)行眼神交流。 Pepper is the first robot to read human emoti,ons, said Softbanks CEO Masayoshi Son told reporters at a press conference in the Japanese capital on Thursday. “小辣椒是第一臺(tái)能讀懂人類情感的機(jī)器人，”軟銀公司總裁孫正義,6月5號(hào)在東京舉行的新聞發(fā)布會(huì)上說道。 Robots like

6、 Pepper are adding a new dimension in our daily lives. They would change it with the same magnitude as the PC, In,ternet and mobile phones did. “像小辣椒這樣的機(jī)器人能為我們的日常生活增添了一個(gè)新的角度。它會(huì)像計(jì)算機(jī)、互聯(lián)網(wǎng)和手機(jī)那樣給我們的生活帶來翻天覆地的變化。” How Pepper reads your moods “小辣椒”如何讀懂你的情緒 Using i,ts emotion recognition functions, Pepper ca

7、n react to people in its vicinity - making jokes, dancing and even rapping (in Japanese), as it did in an,onstage demonstration on Thursday. 在發(fā)布會(huì)當(dāng)日，“小辣椒”在臺(tái)上展示它的功能，運(yùn)用情感識(shí)別功能對(duì)附近的人做出反應(yīng)：講笑話、跳舞，甚至說唱（用日語）。 Pepper can analyze facial expressions, human voice tones,and gestures, then react autonomously throug

8、h algorithms, its creators say. 研發(fā)人員稱，“小辣椒”可以分析面部表情、人的語調(diào)和手勢(shì)，然后通過程序自動(dòng)做出反應(yīng)。 Our vision is to create an,affectionate robot that can understand peoples feelings. Then autonomously, it will take action, said Son. “我們希望發(fā)明一個(gè)有感情的機(jī)器人，能懂人的感情，然后自主地做出反應(yīng)，”孫,正義說道。 He envisions robots playing roles in education, h

9、ealthcare and entertainment, but their primary goal isnt to work in the industry like existing,robots. 他展望未來機(jī)器人能在教育、醫(yī)療和娛樂領(lǐng)域發(fā)揮作用，但他們的主要目標(biāo)不是像目前存在的機(jī)器人那樣工作。 Ours is not aiming for productivity, but rather at the home or store, where we provide,fun and entertainment, Son said. “我們的機(jī)器人不是為了提高生產(chǎn)力，而是要在提供樂趣和娛

10、樂的地方，如家里或商場(chǎng)里，發(fā)揮作用，”孫正義說。 Pepper is designed to be a family robot - perhaps more li,ke a sleeker version of Rosie, the household robot on the cartoon “小辣椒”設(shè)計(jì)成家庭機(jī)器人可能更像動(dòng)畫片杰森一家（The Jetsons）里的家庭機(jī)器人羅茜(Rosie)的時(shí),尚版。 Not only is he making jokes, making them laugh. The robot acts out at its o,wn expense, in

11、natural disaster, it can help them and also comfort those people who are sad or lonely, encourage them or make them laugh. “小辣椒,從家庭的愛獲得能量，”孫正義說道。“他不僅會(huì)講笑話，逗他們笑。這款機(jī)器人能夠自主地行動(dòng)，在遇到自然災(zāi)害時(shí)，它會(huì)幫助他們，還能安慰哪些傷心和孤獨(dú)的人，鼓勵(lì)他們，或逗他們笑?！?When Pepper goes on sale 小辣椒何時(shí)上市 Pepper goes on sale in Japan,for around US$2,000 in February 2015. For now, several Peppers are at Softbank stores in Tokyo for spectators to visit. The creators say before relea,sing Pepper for sale, they want the robots to accumulate more knowledge, to evolve and get more sophisticated in its interactions with huma