robot 機器人

The 2.3 kilogram (5 lb), 21 x 27 centimeter (8 x 11 in) prototype robot, named ApriPoko, learns how to operate various remote controls by watching and asking questions. ApriPoko sits in the living room and waits for you to use a remote control. When its sensors detect infrared rays emitted by a remote, the robot speaks up: “What did you just do?” it asks. Tell ApriPoko what you did (”I turned on the stereo” or “I changed to channel 321,” for example), and it commits the details to memory. Then, next time you want to turn on the stereo or change the channel, simply tell ApriPoko and it transmits the appropriate IR signal directly to the device. The prototype robot is still in the development and testing phase, but Toshiba hopes to have a viable product soon. 
ApriPoko，一款11吋高、會講話的機器人，由Toshiba的研究團隊研發，作為聲控萬用遙控器。ApriPoko還在胚胎階段，所以短期內不會出現在市面上。但是它的基因已經決定了它的一生。它和不同於一般的萬用遙控器，超越手動設定的範圍，進入聲控的領域。