豐田研發出投籃命中率百分百的機器人

A humanoid robot that shoots hoops better than professional basketball players has been unveiled by Toyota.

日前，豐田公司推出了一款比專業籃球運動員更擅長投籃的人形機器人。

Named Cue, the android can shoot with nearly 100% accuracy at short distances.

這位名叫Cue的機器人的近距離投籃命中率近100%。

It has learned to score hoops using artificial intelligence, having thrown some 200,000 practice shots.

Cue在進行了約20萬次投籃練習後，已經學會了使用人工智能來投籃得分。

In a shootout, the robot scored more free throws than players at Arvalq Tokyo, a team in Japan's top professional league.

在一場挑戰賽中，機器人的罰球得分超過了日本頂級職業聯賽球隊Arvalq Tokyo隊的球員。

Cue is 1.9 meter tall, shorter than the average NBA player. When handed a ball, Cue squats and then throws the ball using the same movements as a real player.

Cue身高1.9米，要比普通NBA球員矮一些。持球時，Cue會有一個下蹲動作，然後用與真正的球員相同的動作投籃。

It can score from distances of up to 3.6 meters, according to its developers.

據開發者透露，這個機器人可以在3.6米遠的距離得分。

The design of the android was based on cartoon character Sakuragi Hanamichi, the main character in the Japanese manga "Slam Dunk".

它的設計原型是日本漫畫《灌籃高手》的卡通人物櫻木花道。

Basketball is not the only sport robots have mastered, with engineers designing androids that can ski, play football and boxing in recent years.

籃球並不是機器人唯一能夠掌握的運動，工程師們設計的機器人近年來還可以滑雪、踢足球和打拳擊。