达美乐即将推出机器人外卖服务!

 Fast food giant Domino's has developed a self-driving robot that can deliver hot food and cold drinks.

快餐巨头达美乐公司研发出了一款可以配送热食和冷饮的自动驾驶机器人。

The four-wheeled machine dubbed¹ DRU - for Domino's Robotic Unit - completed its first trial delivery earlier this month.

这款四轮机器人名为"达美乐机器人部队"，简称DRU，在本月初已成功完成初次试配送。

It looks like a gussied-up R2-D2 with a warming drawer. And it's apparently² the real deal: Domino's worked with a robotics company that usually develops equipment for the army.

它看起来像一个自带保温抽屉、经过装饰的R2-D2。而且明显是货真价实的：达美乐公司经常与机器人技术公司合作，为军队研发装备。

达美乐即将推出机器人外送服务!

The robot uses GPS for navigation and can sense and avoid obstacles as it travels. It is designed to travel on bike paths or footpaths³ and can reach speeds of 12 mph. The customer can get at the pizza by using a security code sent to the customer's phone.

DRU使用GPS导航，在配送途中能够感应和躲避障碍物。DRU可以在自行车道或人行道上行驶，时速可达12英里(约19.3千米)。顾客输入下单后发送到手机上的安全码便可取走披萨。

To mark this momentous⁴ occasion of human ingenuity⁵, the company released a three-minute video that resembles a trailer for an action movie.

为了纪念这一展现人类聪明才智的重大时刻，该公司发布了一个就像动作电影的预告片的3分钟视频。

Domino's is doing test runs over the next six months in Australia, but it will likely be a couple of years before we see DRU cruising the streets.

达美乐公司将于接下来的半年内在澳大利亚试运行该机器人，但我们要看到DRU在街道上驰骋可能还需要几年的时间。

 

1 dubbed   

v.给…起绰号( dub的过去式和过去分词 )；把…称为；配音；复制

参考例句：

• Mathematics was once dubbed the handmaiden of the sciences. 数学曾一度被视为各门科学的基础。
• Is the movie dubbed or does it have subtitles? 这部电影是配音的还是打字幕的？ 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 apparently   

adv.显然地；表面上，似乎

参考例句：

• An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
• He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。

3 footpaths   

人行小径，人行道( footpath的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• There are a lot of winding footpaths in the col. 山坳里尽是些曲曲弯弯的羊肠小道。
• There are many footpaths that wind through the village. 有许多小径穿过村子。

4 momentous   

adj.重要的，重大的

参考例句：

• I am deeply honoured to be invited to this momentous occasion.能应邀出席如此重要的场合，我深感荣幸。
• The momentous news was that war had begun.重大的新闻是战争已经开始。

5 ingenuity   

n.别出心裁；善于发明创造

参考例句：

• The boy showed ingenuity in making toys.那个小男孩做玩具很有创造力。
• I admire your ingenuity and perseverance.我钦佩你的别出心裁和毅力。