Name: 8個NASA機器人將研究太空的奧祕 (8 NASA Robots That Will Study The Mysteries Of Space)
Uploaded: 2020-10-29T20:38:48.000Z
Duration: 8 min 21 s

the International Space Station was home to six astronauts

國際空間站是六名太空人的家。

Not to be mistaken for a spaghetti-legged member

不要誤以為是意大利麵條腿的成員。

of Daft Punk, NASA's Robonaut 2 was actually the first

的Daft Punk，NASA的Robonaut 2其實是第一款。

有史以來被送上太空的仿人機器人。

Clip: And are you sure this guy isn't related to Hal?

夾子你確定這傢伙不是哈爾的親戚？

Narrator: It spent about four years on the space station

旁白：它在空間站上呆了大約四年

before it had a hardwire malfunction in 2015,

and then another three years lying broken and creepy

然後又躺了三年，又破又爛，令人毛骨悚然

After a round of repairs, it's set to return

NASA has a full slate of other wonderfully weird robots

美國宇航局還有一整片的其他奇妙怪異的機器人

it wants to send to space in the near future,

and luckily none of the rest participated in a beefcake

而幸運的是，其餘的人都沒有參加牛肉餅。

This is Dragonfly. The first multirotor vehicle from NASA

這是 "蜻蜓"。美國宇航局的第一個多旋翼飛行器

that will ever set foot, er, ski, on another planet.

將永遠踏上，呃，滑雪， 在另一個星球上。

Part robot, part space drone, Dragonfly will make

部分機器人，部分太空無人機，蜻蜓將使。

the 759,000-mile eight-year journey to Titan,

Rivers, lakes, and seas across its surface are filled

河流、湖泊、海洋在它的表面充滿了

with not water, but liquid methane and ethane.

用的不是水，而是液態甲烷和乙烷。

Titan is the only place in the solar system besides Earth

土衛六是太陽系中除了地球之外唯一的地方。

with standing bodies of liquid. But there are places

與站立的液體體。但也有一些地方

along the surface that contain evidence of past liquid water

含有過去液態水證據的地表沿線。

and the complex molecules key to producing life,

以及產生生命的關鍵複雜分子。

During a 2.5 year mission, the rotorcraft will land

在為期2.5年的任務中，旋翼飛行器將降落於

in the Shangri-La dune fields and make its way

在香格里拉的沙丘地帶，它的方式

to the Selk impact crater where scientists believe

到塞爾克撞擊坑，科學家認為，在那裡

the ingredients for the recipe for life once existed.

The coolest part? Titan has the capacity for life

最酷的部分？泰坦有生命的能力

我們知道的，以及我們不知道的生活。

The evidence of water shows habitable conditions

有水的證據表明了適合居住的條件

for life-forms similar to those on Earth,

but the liquid methane and ethane could also be home

但液態甲烷和乙烷也可能是家常便飯。

to life, just nothing we've ever seen before.

生活，只是我們以前從未見過。

Dragonfly will focus on both in order to better understand

蜻蜓將重點關注這兩個方面，以便更好地瞭解。

It's set to launch in 2026 but won't arrive until 2034.

它將於2026年推出，但要到2034年才會到來。

LEMUR is more like the mother of robots than its own thing,

LEMUR更像是機器人之母，而不是自己的東西。

LEMUR stands for Limbed Excursion Mechanical Utility Robot,

LEMUR是Limbed Excursion Mechanical Utility Robot的縮寫。

it's got four limbs and was originally conceived

as a repair robot for the International Space Station.

作為國際空間站的維修機器人。

It uses 16 fingers covered in hundreds of tiny fishhooks,

它用16根手指佈滿數百個小魚鉤。

plus a sprinkle of artificial intelligence

but technology from LEMUR is being used in other robots

但LEMUR的技術正在被用於其他機器人上

that still have the potential for space travel.

The Ice Worm could be the name of a terrible superhero,

冰蟲可能是一個可怕的超級英雄的名字。

but in this case it's a little squiggly robot.

但在這種情況下，它是一個小方格機器人。

It's derived from a single LEMUR limb and it moves

它是由一隻LEMUR的肢體衍生出來的，它可以移動。

by scrunching and un-scrunching, just like an inchworm.

就像尺蠖一樣，通過抓緊和鬆開來實現。

It's part of a family of projects in development

它是一個正在開發的項目系列的一部分。

to explore Saturn's and Jupiter's icy moons.

去探索土星和木星的冰冷衛星。

The worm drills into the ice, end over end in order

蟲子鑽進了冰層裡，一圈一圈地鑽，依次是

to climb or stabilize itself while collecting samples.

It also inherited its mama's AI, which helps it navigate

它還繼承了媽媽的人工智能，幫助它導航。

通過從過去的失誤中吸取教訓。

Originally designed as a disaster-relief robot,

最初是作為救災機器人設計的。

this humanoid bot has the same four limbs as LEMUR,

這個人形機器人的四肢和LEMUR一樣。

Instead of grippy feet, the robot, nicknamed King Louie,

這款機器人的外號叫路易王，而不是叼腳。

has wheels made with piano wire that help it roll

That's especially helpful in icy environments

這在冰天雪地的環境中特別有用

like Saturn's moon Enceladus, which is what it's being

就像土星的衛星土衛六一樣，這就是它的名字。

RoboSimian can walk, crawl, inch, and even slide

RoboSimian能走、能爬、能寸步難行，甚至能滑行。

on its belly like a penguin. All to meet the challenges

像企鵝一樣趴在肚子上。這一切都是為了迎接挑戰

Some micro-climbers use LEMUR's fishhook technology

一些微型攀登器使用LEMUR的魚鉤技術。

to cling to rough surfaces; others use gecko-like adhesive

粘在粗糙的表面上；還有一些人使用壁虎狀的膠粘劑。

All of them are pocket-sized vehicles strong enough

他們都是口袋裡的車，足夠結實

The gecko-inspired tech relies on van der Waals forces,

壁虎啟發的技術依靠的是範德華力。

which are basically what happens when you stick a balloon

這基本上是發生了什麼，當你堅持一個氣球。

NASA hopes to use these little guys to repair spacecraft

美國宇航局希望用這些小傢伙來維修航天器。

or explore hard-to-reach spots on the moon,

或探索月球上難以到達的地點。

Arguably the most famous robot on its way to Mars

可以說是火星上最著名的機器人了。

It's about the size of a car: 10 feet long, 7 feet tall,

它的大小和一輛汽車差不多：長10英尺，高7英尺。

It's based on Curiosity, the NASA rover that landed

它的原型是登陸美國宇航局探測器的 "好奇號"。

Relying on a proven system cuts down on costs and risks.

依靠成熟的系統，可以減少成本和風險。

The new rover will continue to search for past and present

新的漫遊車將繼續搜索過去和現在的。

But it's bringing to the table a new drill

但它帶來的是一種新的鑽研方式

that can bore holes in the surface and store the soil

可以在地表鑽孔並儲存土壤的設備。

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