Eythor Bender demos human exoskeletons

翻译人员: Felix Chen 校对人员: Jenny Yang

I want you now to imagine

我想大家现在想象一下

a wearable robot

一个可穿戴的机器人，

that gives you superhuman abilities,

它能提供给你超人般的能力，

or another one that takes wheelchair users

或是让轮椅使用者

up standing and walking again.

再次站起来行走。

We at Berkeley Bionics

我们在伯克利仿生技术公司

call these robots exoskeletons.

把这些机器人称为外骨骼。

These are nothing else

还没有其他任何东西

than something that you put on in the morning,

你早晨穿上后

and it will give you extra strength,

它将为你提供额外的力量，

and it will further enhance your speed,

它将进一步提高你的速度，

and it will help you, for instance, to manage your balance.

它将帮你，比如，控制平衡。

It is actually the true integration

实际上它真正地整合了

of the man and the machine.

人和机器。

But not only that --

但不仅如此 --

it will integrate and network you

它还将整合并把你与

to the universe

外界连接起来，

and other devices out there.

连接到其他设备上。

This is just not some blue sky thinking.

这不仅仅是些天马行空的想象。

To show you now what we are working on

为了向各位展示一下我们目前在进行的工作，

by starting out talking about

我们来谈谈

the American soldier,

美国士兵，

that on average does carry about 100 lbs. on their backs,

他们能在背上背大约100磅的重量，

and they are being asked to carry more equipment.

而且还在被要求携带更多装备。

Obviously, this is resulting

很显然，这会导致

in some major complications --

一些并发的问题 --

back injuries, 30 percent of them --

百分之三十的士兵有背部损伤 --

chronic back injuries.

慢性背部损伤。

So we thought we would look at this challenge

所以我们想我们该正视这一挑战

and create an exoskeleton

创造一个能帮助

that would help deal with this issue.

解决这一问题的外骨骼。

So let me now introduce to you HULC --

那么现在让我向各位介绍一下HULC --

or the Human Universal

全称是人类

Load Carrier.

负重外骨骼。

Soldier: With the HULC exoskeleton,

士兵：用了HULC外骨骼之后，

I can carry 200 lbs. over varied terrain

我能负重200磅。在复杂的地形中

for many hours.

行走多个小时。

Its flexible design allows for deep squats,

它灵活的设计能让人深蹲，

crawls and high-agility movements.

匍匐前进和高灵活性运动。

It senses what I want to do, where I want to go,

它能感觉到我想做什么，想上哪儿去，

and then augments my strength and endurance.

然后提升我的力量和耐力。

Eythor Bender: We are ready with our industry partner

艾瑟·本德：我们与我们的行业伙伴以及准备好

to introduce this device,

引入这一设备，

this new exoskeleton this year.

在今年引入这一新的外骨骼。

So this is for real.

这是真的。

Now let's turn our heads

现在让我们把视线

towards the wheelchair users,

转向轮椅使用者，

something that I'm particularly passionate about.

这是我个人非常热爱的部分。

There are 68 million people

世界上估计有

estimated to be in wheelchairs worldwide.

6千8百万轮椅使用者。

This is about one percent of the total population.

大约占人口总数的百分之一。

And that's actually a conservative estimate.

这是个保守的估计。

We are talking here about, oftentimes,

我们现在要说的是，

very young individuals with spinal cord injuries,

有脊髓损伤的非常年轻的人

that in the prime of their life -- 20s, 30s, 40s --

在年富力强的时候 -- 20岁，30岁，40岁 --

hit a wall

碰了壁

and the wheelchair's the only option.

轮椅就成了唯一的选择。

But it is also the aging population

而且人口老龄化也

that is multiplying in numbers.

使得这一数字成倍增长。

And the only option, pretty much --

而这唯一的选择，大致上 --

when it's stroke or other complications --

当人患有中风或是其他病症时 --

is the wheelchair.

就是轮椅。

And that is actually for the last 500 years,

实际上最近500年来都是这样，

since its very successful introduction, I must say.

这是非常成功的介绍，我必须说。

So we thought we would start

因此，我想我们该开始

writing a brand new chapter

撰写机动性的新的

of mobility.

篇章了。

Let me now introduce you to eLEGS

现在让我向各位介绍eLEGS，

that is worn by Amanda Boxtel

穿着者是阿曼达·波斯特，

that 19 years ago was spinal cord injured,

她19年前受到了脊柱损伤，

and as a result of that

由此导致

she has not been able to walk

她19年来无法行走，

for 19 years until now.

直到现在。

(Applause)

（掌声）

Amanda Boxtel: Thank you.

阿曼达·波斯特：谢谢。

(Applause)

（掌声）

EB: Amanda is wearing our eLEGS set.

艾瑟：我说了，阿曼达穿着的就是我们的eLEGS。

It has sensors.

它拥有传感器 --

It's completely non-invasive,

在这些支撑内完全是非侵入的

sensors in the crutches

传感器，

that send signals back to our onboard computer

它们发送信号至装在

that is sitting here at her back.

她背部的机载电脑。

There are battery packs here as well

同时还有个电池组，

that power motors that are sitting at her hips,

为装在她臀部的电动机提供能量，

as well as her knee joints,

包括她膝关节处的电动机，

that move her forward

这让她能

in this kind of smooth and very natural gait.

以平稳自然的步伐前进。

AB: I was 24 years old

阿曼达：我24岁时

and at the top of my game

在生命的最巅峰，

when a freak summersault while downhill skiing

我速降滑雪时不慎摔倒，

paralyzed me.

我瘫痪了。

In a split second,

在那一瞬间，

I lost all sensation and movement

我失去了骨盆以下的所有

below my pelvis.

感觉和活动能力。

Not long afterwards,

不久之后，

a doctor strode into my hospital room,

一名医生走进我的病房，

and he said, "Amanda,

对我说，“阿曼达，

you'll never walk again."

你再也不能走路了。”

And that was 19 yeas ago.

那是19年前。

He robbed

他剥夺了

every ounce of hope

我存在的

from my being.

每一丝希望。

Adaptive technology

自适应技术

has since enabled me

曾使我能够

to learn how to downhill ski again,

再次学习如何速降滑雪，

to rock climb and even handcycle.

攀岩，甚至手动自行车。

But nothing has been invented

但没有什么发明

that enables me to walk,

能让我行走，

until now.

直到现在。

(Applause)

（掌声）

Thank you.

谢谢。

(Applause)

（掌声）

EB: As you can see,

艾瑟：正如各位所看到的，

we have the technology,

我们有了技术，

we have the platforms

我们有了能坐下

to sit down and have discussions with you.

的平台，这已经和大家讨论过了。

It's in our hands,

它就在我们手中，

and we have all the potential here

我们拥有所有的潜力，

to change the lives

去改变我们

of future generations --

后代的生活 --

not only for the soldiers,

不仅仅是为了士兵，

or for Amanda here and all the wheelchair users,

或是为了阿曼达和所有的轮椅使用者，

but for everyone.

而是为了每个人。

AB: Thanks.

阿曼达：谢谢。

(Applause)

（掌声）