4 THE ROBOT HATCHES

CHAPTER 4 THE ROBOT HATCHES As you might know, robots don't really feel emotions. Not the way animals do. And yet, as she sat in her crumpled crate, Roz felt something like curiosity. She was curious about the warm ball of light shining down from above. So her computer brain went to work, and she identified the light. It was the sun. The robot felt her body absorbing the sun's energy. With each passing minute she felt more awake. When her battery was good and full, Roz looked around and realized that she was packed inside a crate. She tried to move her arms, but they were restrained by cords. So she applied more force, the motors in her arms hummed a little louder, and the cords snapped. Then she lifted her hands and pulled apart the crate. Like a hatchling breaking from a shell, Roz climbed out into the world.

你可能知道，机器人并没有真正的情感。 不是动物的方式。然而，当她坐在皱巴巴的板条箱里时，罗兹感到了一种好奇。 她对从上面照下来的温暖的光球感到好奇。 于是她的电脑大脑开始工作，她识别出了光。 那是太阳。机器人感觉到她的身体在吸收太阳能。 随着时间的流逝，她感到越来越清醒。 当她的电池充满电时，罗兹环顾四周，意识到她被装在一个板条箱里。 她试图移动双臂，但双臂被绳子束缚住了。 于是她加大了力度，她怀里的马达嗡嗡作响，声音更大了一些，电线断了。 然后她抬起双手，把板条箱拉开。 就像刚破壳而出的幼崽一样，罗兹爬出了家门，来到了这个世界。