TEDWomen 2010
Heather Knight: Silicon-based comedy
希瑟·奈特Heather Knight:机器人喜剧表演
Filmed:
Readability: 3.9
880,023 views
在本次初露头角的展演上，希瑟·奈特向大家介绍了Data，它是一个能表演脱口秀的会站立的机器人，它能做的不只是快速地说出一小段的笑话，它还能收集观众的反应（使用的软体是由卡内基美隆大学的斯科特·萨特金Scott Satkin和瓦润·罗摩克里希纳Varun Ramakrishna共同开发完成）和配合观众的反应调整它自己的行为。这是真的吗?
Heather Knight - Roboticist
Heather Knight runs Marilyn Monrobot, which creates socially intelligent robot performances and sensor-based electronic art. (and she helped build the amazing Rube Goldberg machine for OK Go’s “This Too Shall Pass.") Full bio
Heather Knight runs Marilyn Monrobot, which creates socially intelligent robot performances and sensor-based electronic art. (and she helped build the amazing Rube Goldberg machine for OK Go’s “This Too Shall Pass.") Full bio
Double-click the English transcript below to play the video.
00:15
Some of the greatest innovations
0
0
2000
一些最伟大发明
00:17
and developments in the world
1
2000
3000
和世界上的重大发展
00:20
often happen at the intersection of two fields.
2
5000
2000
经常发生在两个领域的交集的地方。
00:22
So tonight I'd like to tell you
3
7000
2000
所以今天晚上我想要向你们介绍的是
00:24
about the intersection that I'm most excited about at this very moment,
4
9000
3000
在这个非常时刻，最令我兴奋的的交会点
00:27
which is entertainment and robotics.
5
12000
2000
那就是娱乐和机器人科技。
00:29
So if we're trying to make robots
6
14000
2000
如果我们尝试着要让机器人
00:31
that can be more expressive
7
16000
2000
能够更具备表达能力
00:33
and that can connect better with us in society,
8
18000
2000
而且能够和我们在社会上有更良好的互动，
00:35
maybe we should look to some of the human professionals
9
20000
3000
也许我们应该关注一些专业
00:38
of artificial emotion and personality
10
23000
2000
像表达感情和个性的人类学专业领域
00:40
that occur in the dramatic arts.
11
25000
3000
的戏剧表演。
00:43
I'm also interested in creating new technologies for the arts
12
28000
3000
我也对为艺术创造出新的科技有兴趣
00:46
and to attract people
13
31000
2000
去吸引大众
00:48
to science and technology.
14
33000
3000
对于科学和技术的关注。
00:51
Some people in the last decade or two
15
36000
3000
在过去的一二十年里，有些人
00:54
have started creating artwork with technology.
16
39000
3000
已经开始运用科技来创造艺术。
00:57
With my new venture, Marilyn Monrobot,
17
42000
2000
而玛里琳机器人Marilyn Monrobot，是我新的投资尝试
00:59
I would like to use art to create tech.
18
44000
3000
我想要运用艺术去创造科技。
01:05
(Laughter)
19
50000
2000
(笑声)
01:07
So we're based in New York City.
20
52000
2000
我们的总部设在纽约市。
01:09
And if you're a performer that wants to collaborate
21
54000
2000
如果你是一位表演者，想要和
01:11
with an adorable robot,
22
56000
2000
一个可爱的机器人合作的话，
01:13
or if you have a robot that needs entertainment representation,
23
58000
3000
或是你有一个机器人需要娱乐表演的话，
01:16
please contact me, the Bot-Agent.
24
61000
3000
请与我联络，我是机器人的经纪人。
01:19
The bot, our rising celebrity,
25
64000
2000
这个机器人，它是我们新崛起的名人，
01:21
also has his own Twitter account: @robotinthewild.
26
66000
3000
它也有自己的推特Twitter帐号：@robotinthewild。
01:24
I'd like to introduce you to one of our first robots, Data.
27
69000
3000
现在我为你们介绍首批机器人中的其中一个，它是Data。
01:27
He's named after the Star Trek character.
28
72000
2000
它的名字是取自星际旅行中的一个角色。
01:29
I think he's going to be super popular.
29
74000
2000
我认为它在未来将会特别受欢迎。
01:31
We've got the robot --
30
76000
2000
我们给这个机器人
01:33
in his head is a database of a lot of jokes.
31
78000
3000
的头脑里装有一个储存很多笑话的资料库。
01:36
Now each of these jokes is labeled with certain attributes.
32
81000
3000
里面每一个笑话都标记着不同的属性。
01:39
So it knows something about the subject; it knows about the length.
33
84000
2000
所以它会知道笑话的主题，也会知道笑话的长度。
01:41
It knows how much it's moving.
34
86000
2000
还有它会知道笑话的好笑程度。
01:43
And so it's going to try to watch your response.
35
88000
2000
现在它要尝试看看你们的反应。
01:45
I actually have no idea what my robot is going to do today.
36
90000
3000
事实上，我也不知道今天我的机器人要做什么样的表演。
01:48
(Laughter)
37
93000
2000
(笑声)
01:50
It can also learn from you
38
95000
2000
它也会从你们
01:52
about the quality of its jokes
39
97000
2000
了解它说笑话后的反应效果
01:54
and cater things, sort of like Netflix-style,
40
99000
2000
还有如何应答，像是Netflix那样
01:56
over longer-term
41
101000
2000
长期下来
01:58
to different communities or audiences,
42
103000
2000
学习了解不同的族群或观众
02:00
children versus adults, different cultures.
43
105000
3000
了解儿童和成人，不同的文化。
02:03
You can learn something from the robot
44
108000
2000
你们也能从机器人身上学到
02:05
about the community that you're in.
45
110000
2000
有关你们所处的社会里的事物。
02:07
And also I can use each one of you as the acting coach
46
112000
3000
我也能把你们每一个人当作是
02:10
to our future robot companions.
47
115000
3000
我们未来的机器人伙伴的表演教练。
02:13
Some of you in this middle section --
48
118000
2000
所以你们坐在中间这一块的。
02:15
you have red/green paddles.
49
120000
3000
你们手上有红色和绿色的板子。
02:18
If you like what's going on,
50
123000
3000
如果你喜欢现在的表演，
02:21
show the green.
51
126000
2000
就把板子转绿色的这面。
02:23
If you don't like the subject or the performance,
52
128000
2000
如果你不喜欢它表演的主题或它的表现，
02:25
you can hold the red.
53
130000
2000
你就把板子转成红色。
02:27
Now don't be shy.
54
132000
2000
好，大家不要害羞。
02:29
It's just a robot.
55
134000
2000
因为它只是一个机器人；
02:31
It doesn't have feelings ... yet.
56
136000
2000
它不会有任何感觉的...至少现在还没有。
02:33
(Laughter)
57
138000
2000
(笑声)
02:35
And the rest of you,
58
140000
2000
至于其他人，
02:37
you still count, you still matter.
59
142000
2000
你们同样能当它的表演指导。
02:39
There's also a microphone
60
144000
2000
这里有麦克风
02:41
that's listening to the aggregate laughter and applause
61
146000
2000
可以收听到大家的笑声和掌声
02:43
and booing -- I hope not --
62
148000
3000
还有嘘声，不过我希望这不会发生
02:46
to help make some of its next decisions.
63
151000
3000
这些声音会帮助它做下一个选择。
02:53
Right, so,
64
158000
2000
好，那么，
02:55
let the robot stand-up comedy begin.
65
160000
3000
我们让这场机器人喜剧表演开始吧。
03:05
Data: Hello TEDWomen.
66
170000
2000
Data：哈啰，TEDWomen。
03:07
It's an honor to be here.
67
172000
2000
很荣幸来到这里。
03:09
(Laughter)
68
174000
2000
(笑声)
03:11
(Applause)
69
176000
6000
(掌声)
03:18
You guys are looking good out there.
70
183000
2000
你们大家看起来都很好。
03:20
Ready for some jokes?
71
185000
3000
准备好要听些笑话了吗？
03:23
Audience: Yeah.
72
188000
2000
（观众：是的）
03:25
Data: Here's the first one.
73
190000
2000
我要说第一则了。
03:28
Right, so,
74
193000
2000
好，
03:30
a doctor says to his patient,
75
195000
2000
一位医生告诉他的病人说，
03:32
"I have bad news and worse news.
76
197000
3000
“我有一个坏消息和一个更坏的消息要告诉你。
03:35
The bad news is that you only have 24 hours to live."
77
200000
4000
坏消息就是你只剩下24小时可以活命。”
03:39
"That's terrible," said the patient.
78
204000
3000
病人说，“那真是太可怕了。”
03:42
"How can the news possibly be worse?"
79
207000
3000
病人又说：“那还有什么会比这消息更糟糕的呢？”
03:45
"I've been trying to contact you since yesterday."
80
210000
3000
医生说：“从昨天开始我就一直试图要告诉你这个。”
03:48
(Laughter)
81
213000
2000
(笑声)
03:50
(Applause)
82
215000
2000
(掌声)
03:52
The Swiss have an interesting army. Five hundred years without a war.
83
217000
3000
瑞士军队很有意思，五百年来他们都没打过战。
03:55
Heather Knight: He's talking about the Swiss.
84
220000
2000
希瑟·奈特：它现在正在说瑞士。
03:57
Data: Pretty lucky for them.
85
222000
2000
Data：他们挺幸运的。
03:59
Ever see that little Swiss Army knife
86
224000
2000
看过他们拿着那小瑞士军刀
04:01
they have to fight with?
87
226000
3000
打战没？
04:04
"Come on buddy, I have the toe clippers right here.
88
229000
3000
“来吧，我这里有一支指甲剪。
04:07
You get past me,
89
232000
2000
你得超过我，
04:09
the guy behind me has a spoon."
90
234000
2000
因为在我后面的那个人他有勺子。”
04:11
(Laughter)
91
236000
2000
(笑声)
04:13
HK: He's a French robot.
92
238000
2000
HK：它是法国的机器人。
04:15
Data: A couple of New Jersey hunters are out in the woods.
93
240000
3000
Data：几位纽泽西的猎人从森林里出来。
04:18
One of them falls to the ground.
94
243000
3000
其中一人倒在地上。
04:21
He does not seem to be breathing.
95
246000
2000
他看起来没有在呼吸。
04:23
The other guy whips out his cell phone
96
248000
2000
另外一个人拿出他的手机
04:25
and calls 911.
97
250000
3000
打911。
04:28
He gasps to the operator, "My friend is dead.
98
253000
3000
他倒抽一口气对总机说，“我朋友死了。
04:31
What can I do?"
99
256000
2000
我该怎么办？”
04:33
The operator says, "Just take it easy.
100
258000
2000
总机说，“先别慌。
04:35
I can help.
101
260000
2000
我可以帮助你。
04:37
First, let's make sure he's dead."
102
262000
3000
首先，让我们先确定他已经死了。”
04:40
There is a silence,
103
265000
2000
电话那头一阵沉默，
04:42
and the operator hears a shot.
104
267000
2000
然后总机听到了一声枪声。
04:44
The guy's voice comes back on the line,
105
269000
2000
刚那个人又对总机说，
04:46
"Okay, now what?"
106
271000
3000
“好，那现在该怎么办？”
04:49
(Laughter)
107
274000
2000
(笑声)
04:51
(Applause)
108
276000
2000
(掌声)
04:53
Question: Why is television called a medium?
109
278000
2000
问：为什么电视会叫做媒体？ (medium在英文有双关语)
04:55
Anyone?
110
280000
2000
有人要回答吗？
04:57
Because it's neither rare nor well done.
111
282000
3000
因为它既不是半生的也不是熟透了(肉类烹煮五分熟的英文称为medium)。
05:00
But to be completely honest with you,
112
285000
3000
不过在这里我要非常诚实的告诉你，
05:03
I kind of love television.
113
288000
2000
我也爱看电视。
05:05
Any of you like television? Audience: Yes.
114
290000
2000
你们喜欢看电视吗？（观众：是的。）
05:07
Data: I find it incredibly educational.
115
292000
3000
我觉得看电视富有教育意义。
05:10
Actually, as soon as someone turns it on,
116
295000
3000
事实上，每当有人打开电视，
05:13
I go into the other room and read.
117
298000
2000
我马上就到另一个房间去看书。
05:15
(Laughter)
118
300000
5000
(笑声)
05:20
That's all for now.
119
305000
2000
大概就是这样啦。
05:22
Was that okay for my first time?
120
307000
2000
我第一次的表现好吗？
05:24
(Applause)
121
309000
9000
(掌声)
05:33
You've been a great audience.
122
318000
2000
你们都是很好的观众。
05:35
Thank you.
123
320000
2000
谢谢你们。
05:37
HK: Yay.
124
322000
2000
HK：是阿。
05:39
(Applause)
125
324000
4000
(掌声)
05:43
So this is actually the first time
126
328000
2000
事实上这是第一次
05:45
we've ever done live audience feedback to a performance.
127
330000
3000
我们第一次现场表演和观众有互动。
05:48
So thank you all for being a part of it.
128
333000
2000
谢谢你们能参与我们的表演。
05:50
There's a lot more to come.
129
335000
3000
往后会有更多表演。
05:53
And we hope to learn a lot about robot expression.
130
338000
2000
我们希望能了解到更多有关机器人的表达能力。
05:55
Thank you very much.
131
340000
2000
非常谢谢大家。
05:57
(Applause)
132
342000
2000
(掌声)
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Heather Knight - RoboticistHeather Knight runs Marilyn Monrobot, which creates socially intelligent robot performances and sensor-based electronic art. (and she helped build the amazing Rube Goldberg machine for OK Go’s “This Too Shall Pass.")
Why you should listen
Heather Knight is conducting her doctoral research at the intersection of robotics and entertainment at Carnegie Mellon’s Robotics Institute. She runs Marilyn Monrobot in New York, where she and her cohort create “charismatic machine performances.” As she describes it: “In one example, robot and human actors will perform the same script and basic set of actions, but each time vary the emotional and social content of those interactions. This variation will ... allow the general public to craft and hone robot personalities.”
Her installations have been featured at the Smithsonian-Cooper Hewitt Design Museum, LACMA, SIGGRAPH, PopTech and the Fortezza da Basso in Florence, Italy. Her past work also includes robotics and instrumentation at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, interactive installations with Syyn Labs (including the award- winning Rube Goldberg machine music video with OK Go), and sensor design at Aldebaran Robotics. She was recently named Assistant Director of Robotics at Humanity+.
Heather Knight | Speaker | TED.com