【轻松英文阅读】机器人技术的突破

 A small step for a man, but a really big one for tiny robots. Meet Kirobo , the Japanese robot astronaut. Kirobo was created in a joint¹ effort by the University of Tokyo and the Japanese Robotics Company, RoboGarage. The little humanoid robot was designed to function in space and has the ability to have a conversation . That means it will be able to communicate easily with crewmates 　in space and the ground crew back on earth .

 

Kirobo will join the International Space Station sometime in early August. The robot measures a little over one foot and weighs just 2.2 pounds . He will take the trip into space with the Japanese astronaut, Koichi Wakata. Make sure to follow Kirobo on tweeter , as he will be tweeting back to earth during his stay in space .

1 joint   

adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合

参考例句：

• I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
• We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。