meili 发表于 2022-10-18 19:40:44

机器人世界杯

<p>  2015复习正是强化复习阶段,在考研英语中占了40分,所以考研英语阅读是英语科目中重要的一项。名师老师曾建议过考研生需要坚持每天泛读10-15分钟的英文原刊。强烈推荐了杂志《经济学人》.杂志中的文章也是考研英语的主要材料来源.希望考研考生认真阅读,快速提高考研英语阅读水平。  <span word="RoboCup">RoboCup</span>  机器人世界杯  <span word="Humans">Humans</span> 1, <span word="Machines">Machines</span> 7  人机对战1:7  <span word="When">When</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="robots">robots</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="computers">computers</span> <span word="didto">didto</span> <span word="chess">chess</span>?  当机器人踢足球能和电脑下象棋一样好的时候  <span word="MESSI">MESSI</span> <span word="v">v</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Machine">Machine</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="commentatorstouted">commentatorstouted</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="final">final</span>, <span word="inspired">inspired</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="disciplined">disciplined</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="German">German</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="dismantledBrazil">dismantledBrazil</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="semi">semi</span>-<span word="finals">finals</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="caricatures">caricatures</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Teutonic">Teutonic</span> <span word="precision">precision</span>, <span word="German">German</span> <span word="playersare">playersare</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="human">human</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="edition">edition</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="RoboCup">RoboCup</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="competition">competition</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="robot">robot</span> <span word="soccer">soccer</span> <span word="playersrather">playersrather</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="flesh">flesh</span>-<span word="and">and</span>-<span word="blood">blood</span> <span word="ones">ones</span>, <span word="kicks">kicks</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="July">July</span> 19<span word="th">th</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Jo">Jo</span>?<span word="o">o</span> <span word="Pessoa">Pessoa</span>, <span word="Brazil">Brazil</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="easternmostcity">easternmostcity</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="minds">minds</span> <span word="is">is</span>: <span word="when">when</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="machines">machines</span> <span word="conquer">conquer</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sport">sport</span>?  世界杯半决赛中,德国干掉了巴西。受这种一板一眼的踢法的刺激,一些评论人员戏称世界杯决赛为梅西对战机器。但是尽管我们这样讽刺条顿式精密,德国队员也仍是人类。而机器人世界杯则是机器足球运动员的赛事,无关有血有肉的人类。因此,今年7月19日,当机器人世界杯在巴西最东端的城市圣保罗开赛的时候,许多人开始考虑:真的机器,什么时候会统治足球运动?  <span word="When">When</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="RoboCup">RoboCup</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="held">held</span>, <span word="in">in</span> 1997, <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="launched">launched</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="target">target</span> <span word="of">of</span> 2050 <span word="forengineers">forengineers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="produce">produce</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="humanoid">humanoid</span> <span word="robot">robot</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="rival">rival</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="champions">champions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="oldercompetition">oldercompetition</span>. <span word="Judged">Judged</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plodding">plodding</span> <span word="clumsiness">clumsiness</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="RoboCup">RoboCup</span> <span word="players">players</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="goalmight">goalmight</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="far">far</span>-<span word="fetched">fetched</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="underestimate">underestimate</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span> <span word="robotics">robotics</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="improving">improving</span>.<span word="Self">Self</span>-<span word="driving">driving</span> <span word="cars">cars</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="delivery">delivery</span> <span word="drones">drones</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="seemed">seemed</span> <span word="hopelessly">hopelessly</span> <span word="futuristic">futuristic</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="decade">decade</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>,<span word="are">are</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="topics">topics</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="serious">serious</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="interest">interest</span>.  1997年,第一届机器人世界杯举行的时候,创始者们设定的目标是2050年,工程师能开发出类人的机器队伍,媲美旧有比赛的冠军。通过一些机器人世界杯队员的沉重步伐来看, 这个目标还遥遥无期。但是人们往往会低估机器人发展的速度。无人驾驶汽车和无人运输机十年前看上去也是遥不可及的,如今已成为严肃的商业兴趣点。  <span word="By">By</span> <span word="comparison">comparison</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="corporate">corporate</span> <span word="investments">investments</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="likes">likes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Google">Google</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="electric">electric</span> <span word="cars">cars</span>, <span word="theteams">theteams</span> <span word="competing">competing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="RoboCupmore">RoboCupmore</span> <span word="than">than</span> 150 <span word="of">of</span> <span word="themhave">themhave</span> <span word="shoestring">shoestring</span> <span word="budgets">budgets</span>.<span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span> <span word="includes">includes</span> <span word="features">features</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="organisers">organisers</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="accelerate">accelerate</span> <span word="innovationwithout">innovationwithout</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="incentive">incentive</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cash">cash</span>.  对比谷歌因对电动汽车的偏好而进行的合作投资,今年机器人世界杯的150多支队伍的预算不过是毛毛雨。但是比赛有这样一个特点,组织方希望在没有资本刺激的情况下加速创新。  <span word="One">One</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="clever">clever</span> <span word="combination">combination</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="competition">competition</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="co">co</span>-<span word="operation">operation</span>. <span word="Leading">Leading</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="playoffs">playoffs</span>,<span word="teams">teams</span> <span word="prepare">prepare</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="strategies">strategies</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fine">fine</span>-<span word="tune">tune</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="hardware">hardware</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="software">software</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="secret">secret</span>.<span word="Immediately">Immediately</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="finals">finals</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="played">played</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="all">all</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="publish">publish</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="methods">methods</span>, <span word="thusraising">thusraising</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bar">bar</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="Another">Another</span> <span word="feature">feature</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="limits">limits</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="howfar">howfar</span> <span word="teams">teams</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="push">push</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="hardware">hardware</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="encourage">encourage</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="develop">develop</span> <span word="smart">smart</span> <span word="routes">routes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="victory">victory</span>,<span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="mere">mere</span> <span word="brute">brute</span> <span word="force">force</span>.  这项赛事是对竞争和合作的良好结合。进入了季后赛,各队都会秘密准备新战术,调整软硬件。然而,决赛一旦结束,所有人都要公开他们的方法,由此给其他人在明年的比赛提供参照。另一项特质是对于队伍对硬件做的改进是有上限的,以鼓励他们开发智能方案赢得胜利,而不是仅仅通过粗鲁的物理性能。  <span word="A">A</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="twist">twist</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="RoboCup">RoboCup</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="competition">competition</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="many">many</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="range">range</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="littleleague">littleleague</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="miniature">miniature</span> <span word="cylinders">cylinders</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="wheels">wheels</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Star">Star</span> <span word="Wars">Wars</span> <span word="character">character</span> <span word="R">R</span>2-<span word="D">D</span>2, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="eachentire">eachentire</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="controlled">controlled</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="computer">computer</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="input">input</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="overhead">overhead</span> <span word="cameras">cameras</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fullylimbed">fullylimbed</span> <span word="humanoid">humanoid</span> <span word="league">league</span>, <span word="akin">akin</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="R">R</span>2-<span word="D">D</span>2 <span word="s">s</span> <span word="faithful">faithful</span> <span word="companion">companion</span>, <span word="C">C</span>-3<span word="PO">PO</span> .<span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="humanoid">humanoid</span> <span word="league">league</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="divided">divided</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="sizes">sizes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="robotkid">robotkid</span>, <span word="teen">teen</span> <span word="andadulteach">andadulteach</span> <span word="android">android</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="independent">independent</span> <span word="on">on</span>-<span word="board">board</span> <span word="sensors">sensors</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="artificial">artificial</span>-<span word="intelligencesoftware">intelligencesoftware</span>.  更深一步的是,机器人世界杯不是一项比赛,而是一系列比赛。其范围包括微型有轮缸式的小联赛,到完全类人化的队伍。前者类似星球大战中的<span word="R">R</span>2<span word="D">D</span>2,整个队伍由一台电脑控制,输入端为上空的摄像头。后者好比<span word="R">R</span>2<span word="D">D</span>2的忠实队友<span word="C">C</span>3<span word="PO">PO</span>。在类人队伍中,根据其不同的尺寸又分为小孩,青少年和成人,每个机器人都有其独立的自带传感器,以及拟人智能软件。  <span word="Moreover">Moreover</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="bothered">bothered</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spanners">spanners</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="soldering">soldering</span> <span word="iron">iron</span>,<span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="virtual">virtual</span> <span word="league">league</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span>. <span word="Competition">Competition</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="focus">focus</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="improving">improving</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="softwareneeded">softwareneeded</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rapid">rapid</span> <span word="planning">planning</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="game">game</span>, <span word="without">without</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="toworry">toworry</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vagaries">vagaries</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hardware">hardware</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="junior">junior</span> <span word="league">league</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="school">school</span>-<span word="agedgeeks">agedgeeks</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="whom">whom</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="doubt">doubt</span> <span word="join">join</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="RoboCup">RoboCup</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="leagues">leagues</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="college">college</span>,<span word="their">their</span> <span word="skills">skills</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="finely">finely</span> <span word="honed">honed</span>.  更有甚者,对于那些不善于使用扳手和焊接工具的人,也有虚拟队伍。此处的比赛主要专注于能在比赛中快速规划出最佳行动的软件,而不在意硬件的搭配。还有校园极客的初级队伍,他们在进入大学后无疑会加入机器人世界杯,毕竟他们的技巧已经经过考验。  <span word="To">To</span> <span word="sense">sense</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="state">state</span>-<span word="of">of</span>-<span word="the">the</span>-<span word="art">art</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="robot">robot</span> <span word="football">football</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="scenes">scenes</span>. <span word="Last">Last</span> <span word="week">week</span>,<span word="hidden">hidden</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="windowless">windowless</span> <span word="office">office</span>, <span word="Joydeep">Joydeep</span> <span word="Biswas">Biswas</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Carnegie">Carnegie</span> <span word="Mellon">Mellon</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hiscolleagues">hiscolleagues</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="adjustments">adjustments</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="team">team</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="competes">competes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="league">league</span>.<span word="While">While</span> <span word="robots">robots</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="humanoid">humanoid</span> <span word="league">league</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="lumbering">lumbering</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="prone">prone</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="error">error</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="speed">speed</span> <span word="andaccuracy">andaccuracy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="league">league</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="stunning">stunning</span>. <span word="Their">Their</span> <span word="electromechanical">electromechanical</span> <span word="kickers">kickers</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="firethe">firethe</span> <span word="league">league</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="orange">orange</span> <span word="golf">golf</span> <span word="balls">balls</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="metres">metres</span> <span word="per">per</span> <span word="second">second</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="easily">easily</span> <span word="shootharder">shootharder</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="hardware">hardware</span>-<span word="control">control</span> <span word="regulations">regulations</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="maximum">maximum</span> <span word="speed">speed</span>.  为了体验机器人足球的先进性,你要走近荧幕背后。上周,躲在一件无窗办公室中,卡内基梅隆大学的<span word="Joydeep">Joydeep</span> <span word="Biswas">Biswas</span>和他的伙伴对队伍进行最后的调整。他们将在小联赛中出现。尽管类人组机器人依然胡拼乱造而且容易出故障,其在小联赛中的速度和精确性都有大幅提高。他们的电力学球员能够以每秒八米的速度将比赛用橙色高尔夫球踢出去。实际上,如果不是硬件控制限制了最大速度的话,他们能够踢得更狠。  <span word="The">The</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="play">play</span>  踢球的状态  <span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Biswas">Biswas</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="graduate">graduate</span> <span word="student">student</span>, <span word="works">works</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Manuela">Manuela</span> <span word="Veloso">Veloso</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="helped">helped</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="RoboCup">RoboCup</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hergroup">hergroup</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="finals">finals</span> <span word="titles">titles</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="league">league</span>. <span word="In">In</span> 2009 <span word="Dr">Dr</span> <span word="Veloso">Veloso</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="colleaguesdecided">colleaguesdecided</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="competitors">competitors</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vision">vision</span> <span word="software">software</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="astreak">astreak</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="RoboCups">RoboCups</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="helped">helped</span> <span word="establish">establish</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="now">now</span>-<span word="mandatory">mandatory</span> <span word="open">open</span>-<span word="source">source</span> <span word="approach">approach</span> <span word="thathas">thathas</span> <span word="rapidly">rapidly</span> <span word="raised">raised</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="competition">competition</span>.  研究生<span word="Biswas">Biswas</span>先生为<span word="Manuela">Manuela</span> <span word="Veloso">Veloso</span>工作。她帮助成立了机器人世界杯,而她的团队已经赢得了小联赛中的多数头衔。2009年<span word="Veloso">Veloso</span>博士及她的团队决定同他们的竞争对手分享帮助他们赢得了一系列机器人世界杯的视觉软件。这引导建立了如今的强制开源规则,并快速提升了比赛的质量。  <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="couple">couple</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="Dr">Dr</span> <span word="Veloso">Veloso</span> <span word="opines">opines</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="changes">changes</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="startingto">startingto</span> <span word="analyse">analyse</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="tactics">tactics</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="strategy">strategy</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="devise">devise</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="own">own</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="paper">paper</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="grouppublished">grouppublished</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="lays">lays</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="CMDragons">CMDragons</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="observed">observed</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="exploited">exploited</span> <span word="thedefence">thedefence</span> <span word="tactics">tactics</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="opponents">opponents</span>, <span word="luring">luring</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="positions">positions</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="preventgoals">preventgoals</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="approach">approach</span>, <span word="dubbed">dubbed</span> <span word="coerce">coerce</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="attack">attack</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="parallels">parallels</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="professional">professional</span> <span word="playbooks">playbooks</span>.  <span word="Veloso">Veloso</span>博士说,在过去的几年,一项巨大的改变是我们开始分析实际足球技巧和策略,并衍生出我们自己的。今年早些时候,她的团队发表的一篇文章,说明了他们这个<span word="CMDragons">CMDragons</span>团队如何观测并利用选手的防守战略,引诱他们远离能阻止球的防守位置。这个方法被叫做威逼后攻击,已经出现在专业玩家手册中。  <span word="Other">Other</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="groups">groups</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="equally">equally</span> <span word="sophisticated">sophisticated</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="teams">teams</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Australia">Australia</span>, <span word="China">China</span>,<span word="Iran">Iran</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Thailand">Thailand</span>, <span word="among">among</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="regularly">regularly</span> <span word="placed">placed</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="leagues">leagues</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="thecompetitionin">thecompetitionin</span> <span word="contrast">contrast</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="reputations">reputations</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="pitches">pitches</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ofRoboCup">ofRoboCup</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="differences">differences</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="teams">teams</span>. <span word="No">No</span> <span word="longer">longer</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="ofthe">ofthe</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="league">league</span> <span word="routinely">routinely</span> <span word="finish">finish</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="ten">ten</span>-<span word="minute">minute</span>-<span word="long">long</span> <span word="games">games</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="low">low</span> <span word="scorescharacteristic">scorescharacteristic</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="well">well</span>-<span word="matched">matched</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="teams">teams</span>. <span word="Indeed">Indeed</span>, <span word="Dr">Dr</span> <span word="Veloso">Veloso</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="squad">squad</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="secondlast">secondlast</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="penalty">penalty</span> <span word="shoot">shoot</span>-<span word="out">out</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="a">a</span> 2-2 <span word="game">game</span>.  其他的研究团队也变得同样的厉害。在所有国家中,来自澳大利亚,中国,伊朗和泰国的队伍,同该国在实际比赛中的名声相比,处在比赛的领头羊地位。在机器人世界杯早些时候,各队在质量上大有不同。这一幕已成为历史。小联赛的佼佼者一般在10分钟的比赛中以小比分结束,同人类队伍间的比赛相仿。实际上,去年一场2-2的比赛结束后,<span word="Veloso">Veloso</span>的小队在点球大战中憾负中国队,屈居第二。  <span word="Nor">Nor</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="robots">robots</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="FIFA">FIFA</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="critics">critics</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="admire">admire</span>, <span word="DrVeloso">DrVeloso</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="developing">developing</span> <span word="automated">automated</span> <span word="referees">referees</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="teams">teams</span> <span word="fromexploiting">fromexploiting</span> <span word="decidedly">decidedly</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="traits">traits</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="fouling">fouling</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="forcefully">forcefully</span> <span word="bumping">bumping</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="robot">robot</span>.<span word="But">But</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="effective">effective</span> <span word="enforcement">enforcement</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="maximum">maximum</span> <span word="kick">kick</span>-<span word="speed">speed</span> <span word="rule">rule</span>.  而且不仅仅运动员是机器人。许多世界杯批评人士可能会羡慕的是,<span word="Veloso">Veloso</span>博士及其团队正在开发自动裁判。这不会阻止一些队伍触犯人类比赛中的规则,比如有力地碰撞另一个机器人。但其可能导致更有效的强化诸如最大踢球速度限制这样的规定。  <span word="What">What</span> <span word="fascinates">fascinates</span> <span word="Dr">Dr</span> <span word="Veloso">Veloso</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="RoboCup">RoboCup</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="execution">execution</span>, <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="game">game</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="movesthat">movesthat</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="deliberately">deliberately</span> <span word="inserted">inserted</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="algorithms">algorithms</span> <span word="controlling">controlling</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="robots">robots</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="isebullient">isebullient</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="unexpected">unexpected</span> <span word="three">three</span>-<span word="way">way</span> <span word="pass">pass</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="chip">chip</span>, <span word="worthy">worthy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="minor">minor</span> <span word="Messi">Messi</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hisArgentine">hisArgentine</span> <span word="teammates">teammates</span>. <span word="Such">Such</span> <span word="unanticipated">unanticipated</span> <span word="plays">plays</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="examples">examples</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="emergent">emergent</span> <span word="behaviour">behaviour</span>, <span word="ahallmark">ahallmark</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="artificial">artificial</span> <span word="intelligence">intelligence</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="highest">highest</span> <span word="level">level</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="reckons">reckons</span> <span word="RoboCupteams">RoboCupteams</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="leagues">leagues</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="produce">produce</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="passing">passing</span> <span word="year">year</span>.  机器世界杯最吸引<span word="Veloso">Veloso</span>博士的的地方在于,比赛期间,对运动的执行不是事先设定在控制机器人的算法中。她乐于见到三角传球过人,就像参照梅西和他的阿根廷队友。这种意外的踢法是紧急处理中的例子,标志着人工智能的最高水平。她认为,每年机器世界杯各项比赛的队伍会产生越来越多的闪光点。  <span word="So">So</span> <span word="is">is</span> 2050 <span word="an">an</span> <span word="unrealistic">unrealistic</span> <span word="deadline">deadline</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="robots">robots</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="beat">beat</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="humans">humans</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="football">football</span>? <span word="Half">Half</span> <span word="acentury">acentury</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="roughly">roughly</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="separates">separates</span> <span word="ENIAC">ENIAC</span>, <span word="America">America</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="electronic">electronic</span> <span word="computer">computer</span>, <span word="fromDeep">fromDeep</span> <span word="Blue">Blue</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="IBM">IBM</span> <span word="machine">machine</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="beat">beat</span> <span word="chess">chess</span> <span word="grandmaster">grandmaster</span> <span word="Garry">Garry</span> <span word="Kasparov">Kasparov</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1997. <span word="Judged">Judged</span> <span word="inthat">inthat</span> <span word="light">light</span>, <span word="RoboCup">RoboCup</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="goal">goal</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="absurd">absurd</span>. <span word="Indeed">Indeed</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="whether">whether</span>,<span word="come">come</span> 2050, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="beenprosthetically">beenprosthetically</span> <span word="enhanced">enhanced</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="way">way</span>, <span word="making">making</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="cyborgs">cyborgs</span>. <span word="RoboCup">RoboCup</span> <span word="v">v</span> <span word="RoboCop">RoboCop</span>, <span word="anyone">anyone</span>?  2050年是不是虚拟的截止日期,那时候机器人会在足球方面打败人类?从美国第一台电子计算机<span word="ENIAC">ENIAC</span>到1997年<span word="IBM">IBM</span>生产出打败世界象棋大师<span word="Garry">Garry</span> <span word="Kasparov">Kasparov</span>的深蓝,大概过去了一个世纪。由此判断,机器人世界杯看上去并不荒唐。事实上,问题可能是到了2050年的时候,还有没有足球运动员在某方面没有进行强化,变成半机械人?机器人世界杯,还是半机器人世界杯?  词语解释  1.<span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="than">than</span> 而不,与其倒不如  <span word="Circumstances">Circumstances</span> <span word="dictated">dictated</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="defensiverather">defensiverather</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="attacking">attacking</span> <span word="game">game</span>.  比赛形势决定了他们要打防守战而不是进攻战。  <span word="The">The</span> <span word="effect">effect</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="soft">soft</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pretty">pretty</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="drop">drop</span>-<span word="deadsexy">deadsexy</span>.  给人的印象是柔和俏丽而不是吸人眼球的性感。  2.<span word="encourage">encourage</span> <span word="to">to</span> 鼓励  <span word="I">I</span> <span word="encourage">encourage</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="join">join</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="list">list</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="contribute">contribute</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="thoughts">thoughts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="project">project</span>.  我鼓励您加入这个列表,并提供您对这个项目的想法。  <span word="I">I</span> <span word="encourage">encourage</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="join">join</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="list">list</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="contribute">contribute</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="thoughts">thoughts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="project">project</span>.  我鼓励您加入该列表,并提出您对本项目的想法。  3.<span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> 需要  <span word="You">You</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="touch">touch</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="poem">poem</span>.  你需要给这首诗润色一下。  <span word="Do">Do</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="discuss">discuss</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="question">question</span>?<span word="Yes">Yes</span>.  这个问题还用得着讨论吗?要讨论。  4.<span word="prone">prone</span> <span word="to">to</span> 有倾向的  <span word="Also">Also</span> <span word="prone">prone</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="swelling">swelling</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="infection">infection</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="your">your</span> 30<span word="s">s</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="anaccomplishment">anaccomplishment</span>.  同样容易肿大和感染。如果你到30岁还有扁桃体那简直是一个成就。  <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="biodiversity">biodiversity</span>, <span word="diseases">diseases</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="moreprone">moreprone</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="jumping">jumping</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="animals">animals</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="humans">humans</span>.  但是该研究也发现在生物多样性更高的地区,疾病可能更容易地从动物跳到人类身上。</p>
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