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Robots are taking over more and more aspects of our lives, and jobs. The latest occupation to perhaps feel threatened by the march of technology is carpentry. For thousands of years, skilled carpenters have lovingly created furniture from wood. However, the next generation of master craftsmen and women may be robots, not humans. Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have created a robot that can create custom-made wooden furniture. They say the robots will not replace humans, but instead will improve safety. The researchers said the goal of their project was to let robots do the more dangerous tasks of sawing and assembling, so carpenters can focus on design.
The MIT team used currently available technology to create what they call the AutoSaw. It differs from conventional robots that are currently used to manufacture the mass-produced, flat-pack furniture many of us buy from giant home-furnishing stores. People will be able to design their own furniture and AutoSaw will cut up the wood with great precision and reduced risk of us losing a finger. Researcher Adriana Schulz said: "Our aim is to democratize furniture-customization. We're trying to open up a realm of opportunities so users aren't bound to what they've bought at Ikea. Instead, they can make what best fits their needs." She believes it will empower people to create better-designed furniture.
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重点解析
1.Robots are taking over more and more aspects of our lives, and jobs.
take over 接管
I'm going to take over the company one day.
我总有一天会接管这家公司 。
2.We're trying to open up a realm of opportunities so users aren't bound to what they've bought at Ikea.
bound to 一定会;束缚于
This ultimatum was bound to create a grave crisis.
这一纸最后通牒必然会引起严重危机 。
参考翻译
机器人越来越多的承担了我们生活和工作的方方面面
MIT团队利用目前可用技术创造出了AutoSaw(智能锯)