In 2006, NASA's Dexterous Robotics Laboratory at Johnson Space Center teamed up with GM to design the new robot.

2006年，NASA位于约翰逊太空中心的灵活机器人实验室(Dexterous Robotics Laboratory)又与通用汽车公司联合设计新式机器人。

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That will be the first humanoid robot in space and will deal with the housekeeping chores so the astronauts can focus on their work.

届时，它将成为第一个进入太空的人形机器人，负责处理‘家庭’杂务，以便让宇航员专注于自己的专业工作。

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Robonaut, who was supposed to start his career as the first humanoid robot in space this week, remains while the shuttle Discovery sorts out its problems.

图上这名机器宇航员本应在这周作为太空中首位人形机器人而开启它的服役生涯，不过，因为搭载它的航天飞机发现者号在检修故障，所以它的行程推迟了。

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The story -- about a giant robot from space who must choose to overcome the darker forces in his programming -- turns out to have allegorical significance, thanks to recent events.

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And that look always seems to get dated, whether it's danger, Will Robinson, you know, like the funny-looking robot in "Lost in Space" or whether it's, you know, Buck Rogers of the '70s.

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He wants to live forever, have the option to escape to outer space or an oceanic city-state, and play chess against a robot that can discuss Tolkien, because these were the fantasies that filled his childhood imagination.

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