机器人与人类和谐：东京机器人咖啡馆做到了（外刊双语阅读）

摘要：Unlike Shinjuku's Robot Restaurant, where humans dressed as robots put on a dinner show, Dawn Avatar Robot Café opened in Nihonbas

This Tokyo café has robot waiters controlled remotely by disabled workers

东京这家咖啡馆有由残疾员工远程控制的机器人服务员

Unlike Shinjuku's Robot Restaurant, where humans dressed as robots put on a dinner show, Dawn Avatar Robot Café opened in Nihonbashi features real humanoidrobotswaiting on customers and serving food and drink. It's not a gimmick, though: the café operates as an accessible business by creating more job opportunities for disabled workers.

在新宿的机器人餐厅，人类打扮成机器人在晚宴上表演。而与此不同的是，在日本桥开业的黎明机器人化身咖啡馆则以真正的人形机器人为特色，由它们为顾客服务，提供食物和饮料。不过，这不是营销噱头：这家咖啡馆作为一家无障碍企业运营，却为残疾工人创造更多就业机会。

Here's how it works. These robots are operated remotely using via the internet, serving as avatars for people who can't leave the house for long periods of time due to physical disabilities, childcare or for other reasons.

这是它的工作原理。这些机器人由互联网远程操作，作为因身体残疾、儿童保育或其他原因而无法长时间离开家的人的化身。

The innovative café is the latest venture of Ory Laboratory Inc, a Japanese robotics company working to create an accessible society. Company co-founder and CEO Kentaro Yoshifuji got the idea to design remote-controlled robot avatars after his own experience of being bed-ridden in hospital for the greater part of three years.

这家创新咖啡馆是日本机器人公司Ory Laboratory Inc的最新合资企业，致力于创建一个无障碍的社会。公司联合创始人兼首席执行官吉藤健太郎在经历了卧床三年多后，萌生了设计遥控机器人化身的想法。

The OriHime-D robots, as they're called, are 120cm tall and equipped with a camera, microphone and speaker to allow them to ‘speak’ and receive orders as they move around a space.

被称为OriHime-D的机器人高120厘米，配备了摄像头、麦克风和扬声器，可以在一定空间里移动时“说话”和接收命令。

In today's world, it's difficult for some people to participate in society in the traditional sense due to the standardised systems employed at most companies or the physical risks involved with navigating a busy metropolis like Tokyo. The robots can be controlled just through eye-movement, so even people who are immobilised have the option of working in the café. This is a significant breakthrough as using a robot avatar can give them more opportunities to interact with others and lessen the sense of isolation that can come with disability.

在当今世界，由于大多数公司采用的标准化系统或在东京这样繁忙的大都市中出行所涉及的身体风险，一些群体很难以传统意义上参与社会。机器人可以通过眼球运动来控制，所以即使是一动不动的人也可以选择在咖啡馆工作。这是一个重大突破，因为使用机器人化身可以让他们有更多的机会与他人交流，减少残疾带来的孤独感。