科技英语原文及简单翻译.pdf

科技英语原文及简单翻译

HowASIMOWorks

IntroductiontoHowASIMOWorks

Wantarobottocookyourdinner,doyourhomework,cleanyour

house,orgetyourgroceries?Robotsalreadydoalotofthejobsthat

wehumansdontwanttodo,cantdo,orsimplycantdoaswellas

ourroboticcounterparts.

HondaengineershavebeenbusycreatingtheASIMOrobotfor

morethan20years.Inthisarticle,wellfindoutwhatmakesASIMO

themostadvancedhumanoidrobottodate.

TheHondaMotorCompanydevelopedASIMO,whichstandsfor

AdvancedStepinInnovativeMobility,andisthemostadvanced

humanoidrobotintheworld.AccordingtotheASIMOWebsite,

ASIMOisthefirsthumanoidrobotintheworldthatcanwalk

independentlyandclimbstairs.

Ratherthanbuildingarobotthatwouldbeanothertoy,Honda

wantedtocreatearobotthatwouldbeahelperforpeople--arobot

tohelparoundthehouse,helptheelderly,orhelpsomeoneconfined

toawheelchairorbed.ASIMOis4feet3inches(1.3meters)high,This

allowsASIMOtodothejobsitwascreatedtodowithoutbeingtoo

bigandmenacing.

ASIMOsMotion:WalkLikeaHuman

Hondaresearchersbeganbystudyingthelegsofinsects,

mammals,andthemotionofamountainclimberwithprostheticlegs

tobetterunderstandthephysiologyandallofthethingsthattake

placewhenwewalk--particularlyinthejoints.Forexample,thefact

thatweshiftourweightusingourbodiesandespeciallyourarmsin

ordertobalancewasveryimportantingettingASIMOswalking

mechanismright.Thefactthatwehavetoesthathelpwithourbalance

wasalsotakeninto

consideration:ASIMOactuallyhassoftprojectionsonitsfeetthat

playasimilarroletotheoneourtoesplaywhenwewalk.Thissoft

materialalsoabsorbsimpactonthejoints,justasoursofttissuesdo

whe