硅谷机器人聚会－与机器人并肩生活
<p></p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="celebration">celebration</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Robotics">Robotics</span> <span word="Week">Week</span>, <span word="Stanford">Stanford</span> <span word="hosted">hosted</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Silicon">Silicon</span> <span word="Valley">Valley</span> <span word="Robot">Robot</span> <span word="Block">Block</span> <span word="Party">Party</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>, <span word="hosting">hosting</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="research">research</span>, <span word="industrial">industrial</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="homemade">homemade</span> <span word="robotics">robotics</span>.</p><p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="walked">walked</span> <span word="onto">onto</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Stanford">Stanford</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="campus">campus</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Volkswagen">Volkswagen</span> <span word="Automotive">Automotive</span> <span word="Innovation">Innovation</span> <span word="Lab">Lab</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="greeted">greeted</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="short">short</span>, <span word="gray">gray</span> <span word="robot">robot</span> <span word="waving">waving</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="arms">arms</span> -- <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="high">high</span>-<span word="five">five</span>.</p><p><span word="All">All</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="robots">robots</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="sizes">sizes</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="roaming">roaming</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="floor">floor</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="trapped">trapped</span> -- <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="future">future</span>.</p><p><span word="Billed">Billed</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Silicon">Silicon</span> <span word="Valley">Valley</span> <span word="Robot">Robot</span> <span word="Block">Block</span> <span word="Party">Party</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Robotics">Robotics</span> <span word="Week">Week</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="yesterday">yesterday</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="celebration">celebration</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="human">human</span>-<span word="robot">robot</span> <span word="interactions">interactions</span>. <span word="Developers">Developers</span>, <span word="researchers">researchers</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="makers">makers</span> <span word="shared">shared</span> <span word="tips">tips</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="explored">explored</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="ideas">ideas</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="robot">robot</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="do">do</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="met">met</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="interested">interested</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="robots">robots</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="levels">levels</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="startups">startups</span> <span word="pitching">pitching</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="businesses">businesses</span>, <span word="home">home</span>-<span word="brew">brew</span> <span word="builders">builders</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="fun">fun</span>, <span word="high">high</span>-<span word="school">school</span> <span word="kids">kids</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="competition">competition</span> <span word="robots">robots</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Ph">Ph</span>.<span word="D">D</span>. <span word="students">students</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="exploring">exploring</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span> <span word="high">high</span>-<span word="fiving">fiving</span> <span word="robot">robot</span>? <span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="creation">creation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Willow">Willow</span> <span word="Garage">Garage</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="founding">founding</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Silicon">Silicon</span> <span word="Valley">Valley</span> <span word="Robotics">Robotics</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="hosted">hosted</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="block">block</span> <span word="party">party</span>. <span word="In">In</span> 2010, <span word="Willow">Willow</span> <span word="Garage">Garage</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="delivering">delivering</span> 11 <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> $400,000 <span word="PR">PR</span>-2 <span word="robots">robots</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="groups">groups</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="program">program</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="open">open</span>-<span word="source">source</span> <span word="platform">platform</span> <span word="intended">intended</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="encouraged">encouraged</span> <span word="roboticists">roboticists</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="collaborate">collaborate</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="creating">creating</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="universal">universal</span> <span word="robot">robot</span> <span word="language">language</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span> <span word="evolved">evolved</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="following">following</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="announcement">announcement</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="February">February</span>, <span word="Willow">Willow</span> <span word="Garage">Garage</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="shifting">shifting</span> <span word="toward">toward</span> <span word="becoming">becoming</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="profitable">profitable</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="self">self</span>-<span word="sustaining">sustaining</span> <span word="company">company</span>. <span word="What">What</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="robots">robots</span>? <span word="That">That</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="wants">wants</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="answer">answer</span>.</p>
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