Henry Evans and Chad Jenkins: Meet the robots for humanity

翻译人员: Peipei Xiang 校对人员: 龚 浩然

Sarge Salman: All the way from Los Altos Hills, California,

Sarge Salman：让我们欢迎来自加州洛斯阿图斯山丘的

Mr. Henry Evans.

亨利.埃文斯先生

(Applause)

（掌声）

Henry Evans: Hello.

大家好，

My name is Henry Evans,

我的名字叫亨利.埃文斯。

and until August 29, 2002,

一直到2002年的8月29日，

I was living my version of the American dream.

我都在过着我的美国梦生活。

I grew up in a typical American town near St. Louis.

我在一个靠近圣路易斯的典型美国小镇长大。

My dad was a lawyer.

我的爸爸是一名律师，

My mom was a homemaker.

我的妈妈是一位家庭主妇，

My six siblings and I were good kids,

我的六个兄弟姐妹和我都是乖孩子，

but caused our fair share of trouble.

当然也惹了不少祸。

After high school, I left home to study

高中毕业后，我离家去求学

and learn more about the world.

去更多地了解这个世界。

I went to Notre Dame University

我去了圣母大学，

and graduated with degrees in accounting and German,

毕业时获得了会计和德语双学位，

including spending a year of study in Austria.

其间有一年在奥地利学习。

Later on, I earned an MBA at Stanford.

之后，我获得了斯坦福的MBA学位，

I married my high school sweetheart, Jane.

和从高中就开始在一起的女朋友 简 结了婚，

I am lucky to have her.

生命中有她我很幸运。

Together, we raised four wonderful children.

我们一起养育了四个很棒的孩子。

I worked and studied hard to move up the career ladder,

为了在事业上有所成就，我努力工作和学习，

eventually becoming a chief financial officer

最终成为了一名硅谷的首席财务官，

in Silicon Valley, a job I really enjoyed.

我非常享受这份工作。

My family and I bought our first and only home

2001年12月13日，我和我的家人

on December 13, 2001,

买下了我们的第一所房子，也是我们唯一一所房子。

a fixer-upper in a beautiful spot

这是一所待修房，

of Los Altos Hills, California,

它处在加州洛斯阿图斯山丘上一个很美的地方，

from where I am speaking to you now.

我现在就是在这间房子里跟你们说话。

We were looking forward to rebuilding it,

我们都很期待重新改造这间房子，

but eight months after we moved in,

但是我们搬进来8个月后，

I suffered a stroke-like attack caused by a birth defect.

我遭遇了因先天性缺陷引发的类中风症状。

Overnight, I became a mute quadriplegic

一夜间，我就在我的不惑之年时

at the ripe old age of 40.

成了一名四肢瘫痪的哑巴。

It took me several years,

几年后，

but with the help of an incredibly supportive family,

在我家人的支持和帮助下，

I finally decided life was still worth living.

我才最终决定生命还是值得继续的。

I became fascinated with using technology

我开始着迷于使用

to help the severely disabled.

那些帮助残疾人的科技产品。

Head tracking devices sold commercially

我购买了Madentec公司制造

by the company Madentec

并在市场上出售的动作追踪设备，

convert my tiny head movements into cursor movements,

这设备能把我头部的细微运动转换成鼠标运动，

and enable my use of a regular computer.

从而让我使用一台普通的电脑。

I can surf the web, exchange email with people,

我可以上网，给别人发邮件，

and routinely destroy my friend Steve Cousins

与我的朋友史蒂夫·卡曾斯玩网络文字游戏，

in online word games.

并时不时地击败他。

This technology allows me to remain engaged,

这项技术让我得以继续参与各项活动，

mentally active,

保持大脑的活跃，

and feel like I am a part of the world.

并让我觉得自己也是世界的一部分。

One day, I was lying in bed watching CNN,

有一天，我躺在床上看CNN，

when I was amazed by Professor Charlie Kemp

我看到乔治亚理工大学医疗保健机器人实验室的

of the Healthcare Robotics Lab at Georgia Tech

查理·坎普教授正在示范个人机器人2号，

demonstrating a PR2 robot.

我被震惊了。

I emailed Charlie and Steve Cousins of Willow Garage,

我立即给柳树车间的查理·卡曾斯和史蒂夫·卡曾斯发了邮件，

and we formed the Robots for Humanity project.

我们开始了“为人类服务的机器人“计划。

For about two years, Robots for Humanity

在两年里，这个计划

developed ways for me to use the PR2

开发了能让我用的个人机器人2号，

as my body surrogate.

它能替代我的身体部位的各项应用。

I shaved myself for the first time in 10 years.

10年来第一次我给自己剃了胡子。

From my home in California,

我还在自己加州的家里，

I shaved Charlie in Atlanta. (Laughter)

给远在亚特兰大的查理剃胡子。（笑声）

I handed out Halloween candy.

我在万圣节的时候给小朋友分发糖果，

I opened my refrigerator on my own.

自己开冰箱，

I began doing tasks around the house.

自己开始做各种家务。

I saw new and previously unthinkable possibilities

我发现了新的和以前完全不可想象的

to live and contribute,

生活和贡献社会的方式，

both for myself and others in my circumstance.

不仅仅对我个人而言，还有那些和我一样处境的人。

All of us have disabilities in one form or another.

我们每个人都有某种残疾。

For example, if either of us wants to go 60 miles an hour,

比如，如果我们想以每小时60英里的速度移动，

both of us will need an assistive device called a car.

我们都必须依赖一样工具，汽车。

Your disability doesn't make you any less of a person,

你的残疾并不影响你作为人的身份，

and neither does mine.

同样我的残疾也不会。

By the way, check out my sweet ride. (Laughter)

对了，看看我的宝贝座驾。（笑声）

Since birth, we have both suffered from the inability

自出生以来，我们都没有

to fly on our own.

飞行的能力。

Last year, Kaijen Hsiao of Willow Garage

去年，柳树车间的Kaijen Hsiao

connected with me Chad Jenkins.

帮我联系上了查德·詹金斯。

Chad showed me how easy it is

查德让我明白了

to purchase and fly aerial drones.

购买和驾驶无人驾驶飞机是件很容易的事情。

It was then I realized that I could also use

这个时候，我突然意识到

an aerial drone to expand the worlds

我可以用无人驾驶飞机的飞行来扩大

of bedridden people through flight,

卧病在床的人的世界，

giving a sense of movement and control

从而让他们感觉到不可思议的

that is incredible.

运动和掌控能力。

Using a mouse cursor I control with my head,

通过用我的脑袋控制鼠标，

these web interfaces allow me

这些网络界面让我看到

to see video from the robot

机器人传来的的画面，

and send control commands

我可以点击网页浏览器上的按钮

by pressing buttons in a web browser.

来发出控制指令。

With a little practice, I became good enough with this interface

通过一定的练习，我开始能够熟练地用这个界面

to drive around my home on my own.

单独在自家周围转来转去。

I could look around our garden

我可以看看我们的花园，

and see the grapes we are growing.

我看到我们自己种的葡萄。

I inspected the solar panels on our roof. (Laughter)

我还检查了我们屋顶的太阳能电池板。（笑声）

One of my challenges as a pilot is to land the drone

作为一名飞行员，我的一个挑战就是

on our basketball hoop.

将无人驾驶飞机降落在我们的篮球框上。

I went even further by seeing if I could use

甚至，我还尝试用

a head-mounted display, the Oculus Rift,

由Fighting Walrus改造的

as modified by Fighting Walrus,

一款头戴式显示器Oculus Rift

to have an immersive experience

来获得驾驶无人驾驶飞机的

controlling the drone.

最全面体验。

With Chad's group at Brown,

查德的团队位于布朗大学，

I regularly fly drones around his lab

距我家3000英里，

several times a week, from my home 3,000 miles away.

我经常一个星期好几次在他的实验室里驾驶无人驾驶飞机。

All work and no fun makes for a dull quadriplegic,

如只有工作没有玩乐的话，那四肢瘫痪者的生活未免太无聊，

so we also find time to play friendly games

所以我们总是找时间玩一些轻松的游戏，

of robot soccer. (Laughter)

比如机器人足球。（笑声）

I never thought I would be able to casually

我从来没有想过我能够自己

move around a campus like Brown on my own.

在布朗大学校园里面随意行走。

I just wish I could afford the tuition. (Laughter)

不过我就是希望自己可以负得起学费。（笑声）

Chad Jenkins: Henry, all joking aside,

查德·詹金斯：亨利，开玩笑之外，

I bet all of these people here

我相信在座的观众

would love to see you fly this drone

都很想看你从3000英里之外的家里的床上

from your bed in California 3,000 miles away.

驾驶这架无人驾驶飞机。

(Applause)

（掌声）

Okay, Henry, have you been to D.C. lately?

亨利，你最近来过华盛顿特区么？

(Laughter)

（笑声）

Are you excited to be at TEDxMidAtlantic?

来到TED舞台兴奋么？

(Laughter) (Applause)

（笑声）（掌声）

Can you show us how excited you are?

你能告诉我们你有多兴奋么？

(Laughter)

（笑声）

All right, big finish.

好的，来个完美收场，

Can you show us how good of a pilot you are?

你能向我们证明一下你是一个好的飞行员吗？

(Applause)

（掌声）

All right, we still have a little ways to go with that,

好吧，可能还需要有所改进，

but I think it shows the promise.

但这让我们看到了希望。

What makes Henry's story amazing

亨利的故事之所以了不起，

is it's about understanding Henry's needs,

是因为这是关于了解亨利的需求，

understanding what people in Henry's situation

了解和亨利一样处境的人

need from technology,

对技术的需求

and then also understanding

以及了解

what advanced technology can provide,

先进的技术能给我们提供什么，

and then bringing those two things together

然后将这两者结合起来，

for use in a wise and responsible way.

创造出聪明负责的应用。

What we're trying to do is democratize robotics,

我们想要做的就是普及机器人，

so that anybody can be a part of this.

让每个人都参与进来。

We're providing affordable, off-the-shelf robot platforms

我们提供价格实惠的，现成的机器人平台，

such as the A.R. drone, 300 dollars,

比如A.R.无人驾驶飞机，300美元，

the Suitable Technologies beam, only 17,000 dollars,

Suitable Technologies的远程视频机，17000美元。

along with open-source robotics software

结合开源的机器人软件，

so that you can be a part of what we're trying to do.

你也可以参与到我们的努力中来。

And our hope is that, by providing these tools,

我们希望，通过提供这些工具，

that you'll be able to think of better ways

你可以想出更好的点子，

to provide movement for the disabled,

如帮助残疾人行动，

to provide care for our aging population,

给老年人提供照顾，

to help better educate our children,

更好地教育我们的孩子，

to think about what the new types

思考未来的

of middle class jobs could be for the future,

中产阶级的工作种类，

to both monitor and protect our environment,

监测并保护我们的环境，

and to explore the universe.

以及探索宇宙。

Back to you, Henry.

亨利，你来吧。

HE: Thank you, Chad.

亨利：谢谢查德。

With this drone setup, we show the potential

通过这个无人驾驶飞机，我们看到了

for bedridden people to once again be able

卧床病人能够再次

to explore the outside world,

探索外面的世界的能力。

and robotics will eventually provide

机器人最终给我们提供了

a level playing field

一个公平的竞争环境，

where one is only limited by their mental acuity

在这个环境里面，一个人只受制于它的大脑敏锐性

and imagination,

和想象力，

where the disabled are able to perform

在这个环境里面，残疾人可以和其他任何人一样

the same activities as everyone else,

做同样的事情，

and perhaps better,

也许做得更好。

and technology will even allow us to provide

科技甚至会给很多

an outlet for many people who are presently

现今被视为植物人的人们

considered vegetables.

提供一个出口。

One hundred years ago,

一百年前，

I would have been treated like a vegetable.

我就会被作为一个植物人对待。

Actually, that's not true.

不对，

I would have died.

我应该已经死了。

It is up to us, all of us, to decide how

机器人如何被应用取决于我们每一个人，

robotics will be used, for good or for evil,

是被用于造福还是作恶，

for simply replacing people

是仅仅取代人类，

or for making people better,

还是让人类变得更好，

for allowing us to do and enjoy more.

它让我们能做得更多，做得更快乐。

Our goal for robotics is to unlock everyone's mental power

我们希望通过机器人把这个世界变得更加可以亲近，

by making the world more physically accessible

对我自己

to people such as myself and others like me

和世界各地像我一样的人，

around the globe.

并释放每个人的大脑潜能。

With the help of people like you,

有你们的帮助，

we can make this dream a reality.

我们可以实现这个梦想。

Thank you.

谢谢！

(Applause)

（掌声）