丰田研发出投篮命中率百分百的机器人

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

日前，丰田公司推出了一款比专业篮球运动员更擅长投篮的人形机器人。

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

这位名叫Cue的机器人的近距离投篮命中率近100%。

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

Cue在进行了约20万次投篮练习后，已经学会了使用人工智能来投篮得分。

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

在一场挑战赛中，机器人的罚球得分超过了日本顶级职业联赛球队Arvalq Tokyo队的球员。

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球员矮一些。持球时，Cue会有一个下蹲动作，然后用与真正的球员相同的动作投篮。

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

据开发者透露，这个机器人可以在3.6米远的距离得分。

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

它的设计原型是日本漫画《灌篮高手》的卡通人物樱木花道。

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

篮球并不是机器人唯一能够掌握的运动，工程师们设计的机器人近年来还可以滑雪、踢足球和打拳击。