depending on how many times they've seen it.

取決於他們看過多少次。

When they're younger, they get very curious about the robot.

當他們年輕的時候，他們會對機器人非常好奇。

They'll just get very, very close and peck at it,

他們就會非常非常靠近，然後啄食它。

which is fine for the robot, fine for the birds.

這對機器人來說很好，對鳥兒來說也很好。

I have a robotics background and grew up in the Midwest,

我有機器人背景，在中西部長大。

always liked farming.

一直喜歡種田。

Thinking through where could a robot

思考機器人可以在哪裡

really fit in and help?

真的能適應和幫助？

I met up with turkey farmers that said,

我遇到的火雞養殖戶說。

"Yes, please do this."

"是的，請你這樣做。"

We thought, "We can do robots, let's do this robot."

我們想，"我們可以做機器人，就做這個機器人吧"。

Adam Gettings: So, Red Wing is one of the earliest towns

亞當-蓋亭。所以，紅翼是最早的城鎮之一。

in Minnesota.

在明尼蘇達州。

It was a river town that was the last stop on the river.

那是一座江城，是江上的最後一站。

So it developed really early and had a lot of industry.

所以它發展的真的很早，有很多產業。

But they're very old companies. So the question is,

但他們是很老的公司。所以問題是：

"How do we produce another one of those companies

"我們怎麼再生產一個這樣的公司呢？

every 10 to 20 years?"

每10年到20年？"

Red Wing Ignite is a community center

紅翼點火是一個社區中心

that's focused on innovation.

的，專注於創新。

We hosted an ag-tech challenge last year.

去年我們舉辦了一場農業技術挑戰賽。

You know, we invited

你知道，我們邀請了

people within the region to come down

區域內的人走下來

and pitch their best ag idea.

並投出自己最好的ag創意。

Kilian: Most ag-tech approaches

基利安。大多數農業技術方法

innovation from the biological side.

從生物方面進行創新。

That's not my skillset.

這不是我的技能。

It seemed like there was a lot of opportunity

好像有很多機會

for modernization and new technology in the space.

現代化和新技術的空間。

I ended up submitting the

我最終提交了

poultry house robot idea

禽舍機器人創意

and winning first place,

並獲得第一名。

which gave me enough money to

這給了我足夠的錢

buy a robot and actually start testing

購入機器人並開始測試

and working with local farmers.

並與當地農民合作。

John Zimmerman: When someone comes up with an idea

約翰-齊默爾曼：當有人想出一個主意時

or wants to try something new,

或想嘗試新的東西。

I'm usually pretty open

我通常很開放

to letting them work on it.

到讓他們的工作。

So, there's lots of uses for this robot.

所以，這個機器人有很多用途。

The primary need now is just, there's a shortage of labor,

現在最主要的需求就是，勞動力短缺。

and having an extra set of eyes and ears,

並多了一雙眼睛和耳朵。

whether they're human or artificially intelligent

無論他們是人類還是人工智能

eyes and ears on the farm, could be of great value

耳目，可謂價值連城

to let our human employees concentrate

讓我們的員工集中精力

on what they can do best

在他們最擅長的領域

and let the robot concentrate

並讓機器人集中精力

on some of the more menial tasks.

在一些比較瑣碎的工作上。

Kilian: Yeah, so a farmer would typically use the robot

Kilian：是的，所以農民通常會使用機器人。

checking in, like in an email or something.

在檢查，像在電子郵件或東西。

The robot will say, hey, I patrolled early in the morning,

機器人會說，哎，我一大早就巡邏了。

this is what I found. Here's a map of the barn,

這是我發現的。這是穀倉的地圖。

and here's where I found any issues in the barn.

這是我在穀倉裡發現的任何問題。

If you have six poultry barns, that's an hour of your day

如果你有6個家禽倉庫，那你每天要花一個小時的時間

just going in and out of barns.

只是在倉庫裡進進出出。

So it'll allow them to prioritize

是以，它將允許他們優先考慮。

which barns they check in what order.

他們按什麼順序檢查哪些倉庫。

Yeah, right now, we're developing the actual mechanisms

是的，現在，我們正在開發實際的機制。

to accomplish the physical tasks we want the robot to do.

來完成我們希望機器人完成的物理任務。

It can turn in place, it has good traction.

它可以原地轉彎，有很好的牽引力。

As it drives around in the barn, it can turn the litter,

當它在穀倉裡開來開去的時候，它可以把垃圾。

which improves litter condition,

從而改善垃圾狀況。

which improves the health of the birds.

這改善了鳥類的健康狀況。

There's localization devices

有本地化的設備

so the robot knows where it is in the barn.

所以機器人知道它在穀倉裡的位置。

Several different types of cameras

幾種不同類型的相機

so the robot can see everything,

所以機器人可以看到一切。

and even thermal imaging

甚至熱成像

for detecting if a bird has a fever.

用於檢測鳥類是否發燒。

If a human can drive the robot around in the barn remotely

如果人類能遠程駕駛機器人在穀倉裡轉悠的話

and do what we want it to do,

並做我們想讓它做的事情。

then we can probably train a neural network

那麼我們大概可以訓練一個神經網絡

or some other machine-learning system to control the robot.

或其他一些機器學習系統來控制機器人。

The robot is essentially just another IoT device

機器人本質上就是另一個物聯網設備而已

that's connected with a bunch of other sensors in the barn.

和穀倉裡的其他傳感器連接在一起。

Getting internet access at poultry barns

在禽舍中接入互聯網

has been a real challenge, but it is really

一直是一個真正的挑戰，但它是真正的

the enabling factor to be able to build a robot

能夠製造機器人的有利因素。

out in a rural community quickly.

在農村社區迅速出。

Neela Mollgaard: Before you can be a smart city,

尼拉-莫爾加德：在你能成為一個智慧城市之前。

you have to have smart infrastructure.

你必須有智能基礎設施。

Obviously, broadband would be the first

很顯然，寬帶將是第一個

of that infrastructure that's needed.

的基礎設施，需要。

Red Wing was forward-thinking, and they implemented

紅翼很有遠見，他們實施了。

gigabit broadband a handful of years ago.

千兆寬帶在幾年前。

So, as a town of 16,000, we have gigabit broadband.

所以，作為一個1.6萬人口的小鎮，我們有千兆寬帶。

Once we have that foundation in place,

一旦我們有了這個基礎。

we can discover new technologies.

我們可以發現新的技術。

Gettings: The first component is making sure that we have

Gettings。第一個組成部分是確保我們有

our technology base available

我們的技術基礎可用

to the people who want to use it.

給想使用它的人。

But there's a second piece,

但還有第二塊。

which is around activating the entrepreneurs,

其中圍繞激活企業家。

encouraging them to take risks,

鼓勵他們承擔風險；

systematizing how they do it.

將他們的做法系統化。

This is not the kind of support you're going to get

這不是你能得到的支持。

in Silicon Valley.

在硅谷。

Mollgaard: The model in rural communities

莫爾加德：農村社區的模式。

has to be different.

必須是不同的。

In urban settings, you have the density that you need.

在城市環境中，你有你需要的密度。

You have the people, talent, and resources needed

您擁有所需的人員、人才和資源。

to have those collisions of new, innovative ideas.

以有這些新的、創新的思想的碰撞。

In rural communities, you have to force that density.

在農村社區，你必須強迫這種密度。

You have to bring people together, thought leaders together,

你要把人聚在一起，思想領袖聚在一起。

students together, technologists together,

學生在一起，技術專家在一起。

and really try to solve problems using technology.

並真正嘗試用技術解決問題。

Kilian: They gave us the connections we needed.

基利安：他們給我們提供了我們需要的關係。

They connected us with the farmers themselves,

他們把我們和農民自己聯繫起來。

who helped really prioritize,

誰幫助真正的優先級。

what should this robot actually do for these people?

這個機器人到底應該為這些人做什麼？

The birds are healthier, the farmer's happier,

鳥兒更健康，農民更幸福。

we are years ahead of where we could have hoped to be

遙遙無期

without them.

沒有他們。