加载中…贤二机器僧亮相TC峰会杭州站
(2018-07-09 08:47:50)
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来源：TechCrunch 2018-07-03
[英文标题]A
Buddhist temple in Beijing built a robotic monk to spread the
word
The robotic monk is facing a
wall, charging up when I first approach the Longquan Temple’s booth
at TechCrunch’s event in Hangzhou, China. There’s probably a good
metaphor here for meditation or mindfulness, but as a terrible
meditator who semi-regularly runs into objects while his mind is
somewhere else entirely, I’m struggling to find the right
one.
The whole spectacle is an
unusual one, alongside row after row of the Chinese companies that
dot Startup Alley. Robe-wearing monks meander around, in front of
cartoon drawings and figures of Xian’er, the “Worthy Stupid Robot
Monk.” He’s a two-foot-high robot that is something akin to a
Buddhist version of SoftBank’s Pepper. He’s an adorable little ‘bot
with little in the way of articulation, that sports a small tablet
atop his belly.
This particular model is one of
three versions of the robot that currently exist in the world,
designed to greet young visitors at Longquan Temple in Beijing.
Children can interact with the robot through the touchscreen or a
voice remote, asking it one of 100+ questions. Rather than
utilizing some bit of consumer AI like Alexa or Siri, however, the
robot is trained to offer up answers provided by the temple’s
masters.
The robotic version of Xian’er,
which is also the subject of books and cartoons, was created
in 2015 with help from a number of key Chinese
tech firms, including Tencent and iFlytek. It’s
designed to serve as an ambassador, helping to help educate
children about the ways of Longquan and help bring the temple into
the 21st century.
作者：Brian Heater
[中文标题]贤二机器僧亮相 TC
峰会杭州站
当我第一次来到 TC 峰会杭州站
的龙泉寺展位时，机器僧正在面壁充电。也许这里可以想出一个关于冥想或正念的很好比喻，但作为一个容易受到干扰而走神的冥想菜鸟，我实在想不出来。
在“创新大展”（Startup
Alley）一排排中国公司的展位之间，这幕场景着实有些不同寻常：披着袈裟的僧侣在走来走去，他们的背后是卡通绘画和“ 贤二
”的人物形象，也就是这个“呆萌机器僧”。它身高两英尺，类似于佛教版的软银 Pepper
机器人。贤二机器僧外形小巧可爱，发音清晰，它的肚子上放着一台小小的平板电脑。
贤二机器僧目前共有三个版本，它们的使命是在北京龙泉寺迎接年轻游客，亮相杭州峰会的便是其中之一。孩子可以通过触摸屏或语音遥控器跟机器人进行互动，并提问
100 多个问题。不过，贤二机器僧并没有利用 Alexa 或 Siri 那样的消费级 AI
技术，而是被训练提供由僧侣预置的答案。
贤二也有相关的书籍和漫画作品。它在 2015 年被创造出来
，开发过程中获得了一些重量级中国科技公司的帮助，比如腾讯和科大讯飞。贤二机器僧旨在成为一名形象大使，让孩子们了解龙泉寺，帮助这座宝刹迈向
21 世纪的征程。
翻译：王灿均（@何无鱼）
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