A cemetery in central China's Henan province has deployed a humanoid robot in October 2016 to accompany the female patrol guards and escort their work at night, local media reports.
据河南当地媒体报道,该省某墓地今年10月份雇佣了一个仿真机器人,从而在晚上陪伴、守护女守墓员。
The cemetery said that the deployment was to boost the female guards' courage especially during their night shifts.
据该墓地表示,安排这个机器人的目的是为了给女守墓员们壮胆,尤其是在值夜班的时候。
It is also said to provide some company to the guards, so alleviate their sense of loneliness when walking around in cemetery at night.
墓地方面还表示,这个机器人可以陪伴守墓员,这样就可以减轻她们晚上在墓地里巡逻时候的孤独感。
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However, many netizens raised doubts on its effectiveness after seeing the robot's appearance; many were sceptical that whether its creepy feature would make it even more frightening for the female guards.
但是在看到这个机器人的外貌之后,许多网民都提出了质疑;许多人都在怀疑这个机器人令人毛骨悚然的外表是否会让女守墓员们感到更加害怕。
The robot reportedly cost the cemetery over 10,000 RMB and can also pull carts when it moves with its hands up and bizarre facial expression forward.
据报道,这个机器人耗费了该墓地1万元人民币,而且当它甩动着双手、带着奇怪的面部表情向前走的时候,它还能够拉车。
来源:可可英语 //www.utensil-race.com/read/201611/480960.shtml