机器人保姆

    波萨诺瓦机器人公司（Bossa Nova Robot）CEO马丁•希区向大众许诺，他们公司会打造出科幻动画剧集《杰森一家》（The Jetsons）里的机器人、保姆罗西的21世纪版本。这家总部位于美国匹兹堡的公司最近开发出一款名为Mobi的机器人原型，采用一种“球型机器人”技术，利用球型底座、而不是轮子保持自身平衡和移动。这款机器人的独到之处在于，它能够更灵活地通过狭小的空间，还能在一堆玩具和其他物品中行动自如。希区表示，到2014年，公司将推出采用该技术的家务机器人，而这款机器人最终将可以通过语音指令及手势操作。设想一下，这款机器人就好比是iPhone的机器人型扩展设备。届时人们将不再需要查看手机，或者向苹果智能语音助手Siri询问天气预报信息，而是可以直接与你的机器人对话。

The future Rosie

    Bossa Nova Robot CEO Martin Hitch promises people that his company will build the 21st-century version of Rosie the Robot from the TV series The Jetsons. His Pittsburgh company recently developed a prototype robot called the Mobi, which uses "ballbot" technology in which the robot balances and moves using sphere bottom rather than wheels. The idea: the robot can better get through tight spaces and maneuver around toys and other objects. By 2014, the company will introduce a robot that uses this technology to help out with household chores and eventually, those bots will respond to voice commands and gestures, says Hitch. Think: a robotic extension of your iPhone. Instead of looking at your phone or asking Siri for the weather forecast, you just chat up your robot.