《华尔街日报》援引国际机器人协会的数据称，去年中国的机械销量同比猛增54%。
The country's sales for the machines surged 54% last year compared to the year prior, according to the Wall Street Journal, which cites statistics from the International Federation of Robotics.
据日本机器人协会称，2008年第4季度工业机器人的发货量降低33%，今年第一季度下降59%。
Across the industry, shipments of industrial robots fell 33% in the last quarter of 2008, and 59% in the first quarter of 2009, according to the Japan Robot Association.(See photo)
机器人产业协会是一个位于密歇根州安娜堡的的贸易组织，作为该协会的主席，杰夫·伯恩斯坦争辩说机器人实际上拯救了美国的工作。
Jeff Burnstein, president of the Robotics Industry Association, a trade group in Ann Arbor, Mich. argues that robots actually save U.S. jobs.
俄克拉荷马州养牛人协会副会长迈克尔·凯尔西·帕里斯说，鉴于人们对偷牛的担忧不断上升，机器人可能会非常有用。
Michael Kelsey Paris, vice president of the Oklahoma Cattlemen's Association, said a robot could be extremely useful given rising concerns about cattle theft.
世界未来协会还预测，机器人将能执行来自人类心理的命令。
The World Future Society also predicts that robots will be able to carry out mental commands from human beings.
最近，在美国科技进步协会的华盛顿年会上，研究者们展示了“双足机器人”的设计方案。
At the recent AAAS (American Association for the Advancement of Science) annual meeting in Washington DC, researchers showed off bipedal designs.
最近，在美国科技进步协会的华盛顿年会上，研究者们展示了“双足机器人”的设计方案。
At the recent AAAS (American Association for the Advancement of Science) annual meeting in Washington DC, researchers showed off bipedal designs.
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