Japan finds its own unique cure for snoring日本发明机器熊 翻转头部可治打鼾
据英国《每日邮报》11月15日报道,日本早稻田大学的一个研究小组发明了一种机器熊,可以在人们睡觉时翻转他们的头部,以保证呼吸道畅通无阻。
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A research group from Waseda University has come up a robotic bear that flips over people`s heads in their sleep to open their airways.
据英国《每日邮报》11月15日报道,日本早稻田大学的一个研究小组发明了一种机器熊,可以在人们睡觉时翻转他们的头部,以保证呼吸道畅通无阻。
The bear is used as a pillow, but has a built-in microphone.
这种熊其实是一个枕头,不过装有内置的扩音器。
As soon as Jukusui-kun detects a loud snore, his paw reaches up (gently, at least in the brief video demo on display), and pushes the sleeper`s head to one side.
只要Jukusui-kun(这款机器熊的日文名字)检测到响亮的鼾声,它就会抬起爪子(轻柔地,至少在展示的短片上看来如此),把睡觉的人的脑袋推到另一边。
The motion should push sufferers of sleep apnoea - the loud form of snoring that can be dangerous not only to relationships but to health - into a position where they no longer snore.
这个动作帮助了那些睡眠窒息患者——巨大的鼾声不仅危及人际关系,更加危及健康——使他们能够不再打鼾。
The bear was shown off at the International Robot Show in Japan. Jukusui-kun means "deep sleep" - and the robot is targeted specifically at snorers whose snoring inhibits their blood oxygen level, with a separate hand monitor sensing when blood oxygen levels drop.
这款机器熊已经在日本国际机器人展上亮相。Jukusui-kun一词在日文中的意思是“深度睡眠”——这款机器熊是专门针对打鼾者设计的,打鼾会抑制人体血液中的含氧量,机器熊的一个“熊掌监控器”能够检测血液含氧量是否下降。
The only problem is that not only do they have to sleep on a bear-shaped pillow with jointed robotic hands, they also have to insert their hand into another bear-shaped monitor which monitors blood oxygen.
唯一的问题是,打鼾者不仅需要睡在一个接有机器手的熊形枕头上,还必须把手插进另一只熊形监控器里,以检测血液中的含氧量。
Monitors are also built into the sheet under the sleeper - the idea being that electrical cords would disturb sleep.
监控器也被安置在睡觉的人身下的床单里——人们认为它的电子芯片可能会干扰睡眠。
The bear waits until low blood oxygen and loud snores indicate that the person sleeping on Jukusui-kun is snoring loudly, then the paw strikes.
直到血液中较低的含氧量和响亮的鼾声表明睡在Jukusui-kun上的人正鼾声大作,机器熊才会伸出爪子移动。
The bear is not yet on sale - and whether or not a robotic paw reaching up to turn one`s head over is any more effective than one`s partner shoving the person remains to be seen.
这种机器熊尚未上市销售——机器熊用爪子翻转头部是否比伴侣直接推搡更加有用,还有待观察。 |
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