让一切皆有可能 国产可穿戴机器人问世

 　　A China-made wearable robot that can assist disabled people with walking is expected to enter the market in one to two years, according to its developer.

　　我国已自主研发出一款可以帮助残疾人行走的可穿戴机器人，其研发方称，该款机器人有望在一两年内投入市场。

　　The Fourier X1, developed by Chinese technology startup Fourier Intelligence, was unveiled to the public in Shanghai last month.

　　Fourier X1机器人由我国科技初创企业傅利叶智能研发，于上个月在上海正式对外发布。

　　Gu Jie, chief executive officer of Fourier, said that the Fourier X1 weighed 20 kg and applied¹ industrial design into the exoskeleton. It can assist with walking for people who have had a stroke or spinal² cord injuries. The robot has four batteries inside that enable it to walk for seven hours.

　　公司首席执行官顾捷表示，Fourier X1重20公斤，外骨骼采用工业设计，可帮助中风或脊髓损伤的人行走。该款机器人内置4块电池，可行走7小时。

　　让一切皆有可能 国产可穿戴机器人问世

　　He said that the company aimed to make the robot more affordable³ than foreign models such as Israel-made ReWalk and Japanese-made Cyberdyne currently on the market.

　　他表示，该公司旨在使该机器人相比起目前市场上其它的外国机器人--如以色列研发的ReWalk、日本研发的Cyberdyne，要更加实惠。

　　Prices of the Fourier X1 robots are expected to be at least a third cheaper than similar foreign models, which are sold between RMB600,000 and RMB1m each.

　　目前，国外同类产品的单套售价为60-100万元，预计Fourier X1的价格至少比其便宜1/3。

　　Gu said the company was working to test and improve the robot's various functions such as sitting, standing⁴, walking and climbing stairs.

　　顾捷称，公司正在测试和改进其坐、站、行走、上下楼梯等多种功能。

1 applied   

adj.应用的；v.应用，适用

参考例句：

• She plans to take a course in applied linguistics.她打算学习应用语言学课程。
• This cream is best applied to the face at night.这种乳霜最好晚上擦脸用。

2 spinal   

adj.针的，尖刺的，尖刺状突起的；adj.脊骨的，脊髓的

参考例句：

• After three days in Japan,the spinal column becomes extraordinarily flexible.在日本三天，就已经使脊椎骨变得富有弹性了。
• Your spinal column is made up of 24 movable vertebrae.你的脊柱由24个活动的脊椎骨构成。

3 affordable   

adj.支付得起的，不太昂贵的

参考例句：

• The rent for the four-roomed house is affordable.四居室房屋的房租付得起。
• There are few affordable apartments in big cities.在大城市中没有几所公寓是便宜的。

4 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。