『人形機器人』一直被產業寄與厚望，因為結合人工智慧，加上如果動作更加精密流暢，型態更像人類的人形機器人，可望紓解人力短缺，或者直接取代家中的掃地機器人、吸塵器、或者很多人最討厭的晾衣服等雜事。馬斯克說特斯拉的人形機器人最快明年，就會在公司內部採用，如果進一步完善，可能就會對外銷售。消息一出讓市場相當振奮。





Elon Musk Says Tesla to Use Humanoid Robots Next Year



Elon Musk said Tesla will have humanoid robots in production to be used within the company next year, believing they would be “genuinely useful.”



The electric-vehicle maker wants the robots to help produce its cars more efficiently, complete difficult chores and reduce labor shortages.



The humanoid robots, an offshoot of Tesla’s driverless-car technology, has excited some investors. However, the billionaire chief executive has a record of predicting timelines that don’t always pan out.





重要單字：

humanoid 人形的



robot 機器人



genuinely 真心的、真誠的



electric 用電的 / electronic 電子的



efficient 有效率的



shortage 短缺



chore 雜事、重複呆板的工作

offshoot 分支、旁系



predict 預測



pan out 情況依照預期發展、有成功的結果









原文網址：https://www.wsj.com/business/autos/elon-musk-says-tesla-to-use-humanoid-robots-next-year-f3d8bebf



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