河南一墓地安排機器人夜間巡邏 爲女守墓隊員壯膽

A cemetery in central China's Henan province has deployed a humanoid robot in October 2016 to accompany the female patrol guards and escort their work at night, local media reports.

據河南當地媒體報道，該省某墓地今年10月份僱傭了一個仿真機器人，從而在晚上陪伴、守護女守墓員。

The cemetery said that the deployment was to boost the female guards' courage especially during their night shifts.

據該墓地表示，安排這個機器人的目的是爲了給女守墓員們壯膽，尤其是在值夜班的時候。

It is also said to provide some company to the guards, so alleviate their sense of loneliness when walking around in cemetery at night.

墓地方面還表示，這個機器人可以陪伴守墓員，這樣就可以減輕她們晚上在墓地裏巡邏時候的孤獨感。

However, many netizens raised doubts on its effectiveness after seeing the robot's appearance; many were sceptical that whether its creepy feature would make it even more frightening for the female guards.

但是在看到這個機器人的外貌之後，許多網民都提出了質疑；許多人都在懷疑這個機器人令人毛骨悚然的外表是否會讓女守墓員們感到更加害怕。

The robot reportedly cost the cemetery over 10,000 RMB and can also pull carts when it moves with its hands up and bizarre facial expression forward.

據報道，這個機器人耗費了該墓地1萬元人民幣，而且當它甩動着雙手、帶着奇怪的面部表情向前走的時候，它還能夠拉車。