会唱歌的机器人在新加坡出现

Hundreds of “friendly” robots that speak multiple languages and sing are being rolled out across hi-tech Singapore, to help clean the city-state’s hotels, shopping malls and government buildings.

数百个会说多种语言、会唱歌的“友好”机器人，正在科技高度发展的新加坡推广，以帮助清洁这个城市的酒店、购物中心和政府大楼。

Four of the robots, which have oval-shaped heads with lights for eyes, have already got down to work and it is hoped that 300 will be put into service by March next year.

其中4个椭圆头、发光眼的机器人已经开始工作，预计明年3月将有300个机器人投入使用。

They scrub, mop, vacuum and sweep autonomously, and can entertain by rapping in English.

它们会自动擦洗、拖把、吸尘和扫地，还能用英语说唱来娱乐。

The robots speak all four of multi-ethnic Singapore’s official languages — English, Malay, Mandarin and Tamil — plus Japanese and “Singlish,” a local patois that mixes English with words from the myriad local tongues. “I’m the coolest thing in town. I’ll make your world light up. Hey, you’re never gonna frown,” rapped one of the robots as they were unveiled on Wednesday.

这些机器人会说新加坡四种官方语言——英语、马来语、普通话和泰米尔语——再加上日语和“新加坡英语”。“我是城里最酷的人。我会照亮你的世界。嘿，你永远不会皱眉。”其中一个机器人在周三揭幕时这样说道。

The devices, which come in 13 different models and are produced by local company LionsBot, also tell jokes or ask humans to move aside if they are in the way. Humans can get a response from the robots by pressing a button called the “heart,” or use an app to ask them how they are feeling or what their hobbies are.

这些设备有13种不同的型号，由当地公司LionsBot生产。如果有人挡道，它们还会讲笑话，或者让人让开。人类可以通过按下一个叫做“心脏”的按钮来得到机器人的回应，或者使用一个应用程序来询问机器人的感觉如何，或者他们的爱好是什么。

“Everybody knows a cleaner that’s always friendly and would remember your name and say hi, so we hope to recreate that,” said LionsBot CEO Dylan Ng.

“每个人都知道一个清洁工总是很友好，会记住你的名字并和你打招呼，所以我们希望能重现这种情况，”LionsBot的首席执行官Dylan Ng说。