Chapter 4

4 THE ROBOT STANDING IN THE MIDDLE OF FRANK EINSTEIN'S laboratory nods. "Yes, I am alive. According to at least one definition of your term 'alive.'" "I knew it could work," says Frank. The robot reaches out his right hand. "My name is Klink. I am a self-assembled artificial- intelligence entity."

站在弗兰克·爱因斯坦实验室中央的机器人点点头。 “是的，我还活着。至少根据你对“活着”这个词的一个定义。’”“我就知道这能行，”弗兰克说。 机器人伸出右手。 “我叫克林克。我是一个自我组装的人工智能实体。”

Frank takes Klink's metal hand and shakes it. "You built yourself?" "Yes," says Klink. "That is what I said. If it were not true, I would not have said it." Frank scans the mechanical figure in front of him. He spots most of the bits and pieces of his smashed SmartBot—one webcam eye, the hose arm, GPS display. Also a much more smash-proof Shop-Vac body. With wheels. And a handle. A better, glass-dome head replacing the toaster-skull. All reconnected, rewired, and reassembled into a fully working, blinking, talking... robot. "But how—?" "Well, someone must have built the initial neural-net brain architecture. After that, all the system needed was a spark. I have calculated a ninety-eight percent chance that you are the

弗兰克握住克林克的金属手，握了握。 “你自己造的？”“是的，”Klink说。 “我就是这么说的。如果这不是真的，我就不会说了。” 弗兰克扫描着他面前的机械身影。 他发现了被打碎的智能机器人的大部分碎片——一个摄像头，软管臂，GPS显示器。 还有一个更防摔的Shop-Vac机身。 带轮子的。还有一个把手。 用一个更好的玻璃圆顶脑袋来代替烤面包机脑袋。 所有重新连接，重新布线，重新组装成一个完全工作，闪烁，说话的… 机器人。“但是,如何?”“嗯，一定有人建立了最初的神经网络大脑架构。 在那之后，整个系统只需要一个火花。 我计算出你有百分之九十八的可能性是

human who built it." "I did?" says Frank. "I mean—yes, I did." "Marvelous," says Klink. "Are you being sarcastic?" asks Frank. "Why would I use a word—adjective—to mean the opposite of what was said in order to insult someone, show irritation, or be funny?" "Wait. Are you still being sarcastic?" "I would neeeever be sarcastic." "OK, really—" But Frank doesn't get a chance to decide if a robot can be sarcastic, because he and Klink are suddenly interrupted by a big trash canister clomping around the corner of the workbench on metal feet, crashing into Frank and wrapping its aluminum flex duct hose arms around him.

建造它的人。”“是吗？”弗兰克说。 “我是说——是的，我说过。”“太棒了，”Klink说。 “你是在讽刺吗？”弗兰克问。 “为什么我要用一个词——形容词——来表达与别人所说的相反的意思，来侮辱某人，表现出愤怒，或者搞笑呢？””等。 你还在挖苦我吗？”“我从来不会挖苦人。” “好吧，真的——”但弗兰克没有机会决定机器人是否会讽刺，因为他和克林克突然被一个大垃圾桶打断了，垃圾桶用金属脚从工作台的角落里跳了起来，撞到弗兰克身上，用它的铝制柔性管臂围住了他。

"Human! Hug! You need a hug. I need a hug. Give me a hug." "Another robot!?" says Frank, lifted off his feet in the big, excited metal hug. "Obviously," says Klink. "He is Klank. Also self- assembled artificial intelligence." Klank smiles down at Frank. "Amazing," squeaks Frank, starting to feel a little crushed and breathless in the big robot's squeeze. "Klank. Stop hugging," says Klink. "Humans need to intake oxygen molecules." Klank unwraps his arms and drops Frank on the garage floor. "Thanks," says Frank. Klink helps Frank to his feet. "But to be completely correct, I should say that Klank is

“人类!拥抱!你需要一个拥抱。 我需要一个拥抱。给我一个拥抱。” “另一个机器人！？”弗兰克说，他的脚被这个巨大的、兴奋的金属拥抱抬了起来。 “显然，”Klink说。“他是克兰克。 还有自组装的人工智能。” 克兰克朝弗兰克微笑。 “太棒了，”弗兰克尖声说，在这个大机器人的挤压下，他开始感到有点被压扁了，喘不过气来。 “Klank。不要拥抱，”Klink说。 “人类需要摄入氧分子。” 克兰克松开双臂，把弗兰克扔在车库地板上。 “谢谢，”弗兰克说。克林克扶着弗兰克站了起来。 “但为了完全正确，我应该说克兰克是

mostly self- assembled artificial almost intelligence." Frank hears Klank's internal gears spin and whir. "Satisfaction guaranteed!" "Klank required some help assembling," continues Klink. "We had to make do with mostly leftover parts. So he has the brain of your HugMeMonkey! doll..." "Hug me!" "...the memory of a cheap digital watch..." "Huh?" "...but mostly the heart of a Casio AL-100R

大部分是自我组装的人工智能。” 弗兰克听到克兰克的内部齿轮旋转和嗡嗡声。 “满意!”Klink继续说道：“Klank需要一些组装方面的帮助。 “我们不得不用剩下的零件凑合着用。 这么说他有你的抱抱猴的大脑！娃娃……” “抱我!”“…一块廉价电子表的内存……” “嗯?”“…但主要是卡西欧AL-100R的核心