高级机器人技术

机器人来了！作者们写道：“2009年至2011年短短两年时间，工业机器人的销量便增加了170%。”截至2020年，机器人行业的年收入预计将超过400亿美元。随着机器人变得更廉价、更灵巧、使用更安全，它们将在制造、维修、清洁和手术等领域取代人力。

Advanced robotics

The robots are coming! “Sales of industrial robots grew by 170% in just two years between 2009 and 2011,” the authors write, adding that the industry’s annual revenues are expected to exceed $40 billion by 2020. As robots get cheaper, more dexterous, and safer to use, they'll continue to grow as an appealing substitute for human labor in fields like manufacturing, maintenance, cleaning, and surgery.