>> There's almost an emotional response to a robot,

這裡的機器人彷彿可以根據自己的感知做出回應

you know, there is this kind of idea that a robot is sort of an artificial human.

你知道嗎，這就是機器人是一種人造人類的想法

But of course, all the other things that make architecture what it is are the things that come,

但當然地，成就現今建築的所有元素來自於一些

you know, beyond the mechanical, beyond the automated.

你知道的，不僅限於機械或是自動化的範疇

And what Gramazio and Kohler are doing in Zurich that's really fascinating to us is

Gramazio 和 Kohler 在蘇黎世做的那真正吸引我們的事情是

they're breaking away from the idea that a robot is there to do menial, repetitive tasks

他們正在從既有的機器人就是要做服待、重複性動作的概念中跳脫出來

and they're intervening in that world.

而且他們正在探索那個新的領域

They've been able to programme what the robot does.

他們一直以來都有能力編寫機器人的功能

In a way, they're kind of using it as an extension of their own bodies, their own tools,

某種程度上，他們就像把機器人作為他們自己的肢體和工具的延伸

and changing what it does as it moves along.

並改變了機器人在移動中時的功能

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>> Robots have been around for the good part of 90 years.

機器人己經發明出來 90 年了

They really got going in the 1970s, the 1980s, and there are more sophisticated robots than this,

他們在1970、1980 年代才被實際地應用，而且有許多比這臺更複雜的機器人

but the fact that they've been brought into an environment where they're being used as design tools is the exciting thing.

但它們被導入到現在這樣的環境來作為一個設計工具是真正讓人興奮的事

>> Now that the tools, both the hardware and software,

由於這些工具，包含硬體和軟體

are becoming more affordable and easier to use,

價格變得愈來愈親民而且更容易使用

architects have actually been able to use the same kind of tools that have been out of reach for so long.

事實上，建築師一直以來都使用很久以前就不再生產的工具

So, yes, it's only the beginning of things,

因此，沒錯，這都只是一個開端

but we really see some opportunities in design and fabrication.

但我們真的在設計和製作上面看到了許多機會

They won't necessarily build whole buildings,

他們未來不一定會建造出一個完整的建築物

but this country does have very old building stock;

但這個國家確實還有非常老舊的建築物

so we literally need to retrofit thousands of buildings every day to meet up with demand.

所以理論上我們每天需要整修成千上萬的建築以符合需求

And so it's certainly worthwhile considering how these kind of technologies can work alongside traditionally skilled labour

所以這確實值得我們去思考這些技術如何能和擁有傳統技術的勞工結合

to actually be able to keep this country's buildings up to the standard that they need to be.

去確實地維持這個國家的建築水準以符合需求

>> What we're looking at now with these technologies is,

我們正在關注這些技術的是

we can bring them into the academic environment and students and academics can, in effect,

我們可以把他們帶進教育場所而學生和教學單位可以有效地

experiment with the idea of building, the idea of making.

用實驗來驗證建構的點子以及製造的點子

I think that opens up a very exciting new domain for universities,

我認為對於大專院校，這開啟了一個非常令人期待的新領域

it might be that we are starting to be regarded potentially as a place to prototype things

也許我們正在開始被漸漸視為一個可以建立許多雛型的地方

that might not be prototyped elsewhere.

而其他地方無法建立這些雛型

We can carry a certain level of risk that the commercial world can't carry

我們可以減少一定程度的在商場上所無法承擔的風險

in the sense that research that fails is very valuable,

基於失敗在研究的角度上很有價值

but in the commercial world it's a lot --

但從商業的角度來看造成的損失可能很大

it's obviously a very different scenario.

這明顯是非常不同的環境條件

So I think this technology opens up not just something for architects,

所以我認為這個技術開啟了一些契機，不只是對建築工程

but for universities across the whole built environment sector

也包括那些致力於建築工程的各個領域的大專院校

and allows us to do things that can't be done elsewhere.

並讓我們可以做一些其他地方做不到的嘗試

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