台、日聯手打造的人形機器人(humanoid robot)Pepper將在7月於台灣上市,由於它具備社交與陪伴功能,去年已被銀行、零售、旅館業者採用,明年更擴展至消費者市場。一旦機器人普及,令人擔憂的問題已非是否會翻轉就業市場,恐怕是「何時」成真。
【人形機器人淺談】 humanoid robot 人形機器人 A:I can't believe humanoid robot has come true, which can totally change our society. (人形機器人居然成真,很可能改變社會。) B:It's fascinating but intimidating, because they can either be a good company or a competitor. (很棒但也很嚇人,它們不是同伴就是競爭對手。) to deploy 啟用 A:Well, a robot worker will soon be deployed in one lucky Pizza Hut location in Singapore. (新加坡某間幸運的必勝客將要啟用機器人員工。) B:I'd be very curious about the customers' response to the robot clerk. (我很好奇顧客對機器店員的反應會如何。) to engage with someone 與某人打交道 A:The thing is Pepper not only engages with the customers but adapts its behaviors to human emotions. (它能與客人打交道,還能依人類情緒改變行為。) B:I sincerely hope it doesn't take over my job someday in the near future. (真心希望它不會在不久的將來搶我的飯碗。) 【延伸閱讀】 1. be capable of:有……的能力 2. to proliferate:激增;擴散 3. mobile transaction:行動交易 多益時事通工作團隊獨家授權