A swarm of mini drones makes ... magic! | Marco Tempest

翻译人员: J Y 校对人员: Jiasi Hao

So, I have a background in technology and magic.

我在科技和魔术领域都有涉猎。

And magicians are interesting.

魔术师们很有意思，

Their illusions accomplish what technology cannot.

他们创造的很多幻觉， 是科学无法达成的。

But what happens when the technology of the day

但是在现代科技也能 近乎被称为“魔术”的时候，

seems almost magical?

你想象过什么会发生吗？

就像这样。

What happens when you can do this?

(Music)

（音乐）

Now, 100 years ago,

在 100 年前，

that would have been the magic of levitation.

这就是魔术， 一个让物体漂浮的魔术。

Is it possible to create illusions

那么，在科技几乎无所不能的当下，

还有可能创造幻觉效果吗？

in a world where technology makes anything possible?

Jump!

跳！

Now, if you know how the trick is done,

如果你知道我刚才的把戏，

where is the illusion?

那幻觉体现在了哪里？

But still, our imagination is more powerful than our reasoning,

但我们的想象力仍然 远强大于理性推断，

and it's easy to attribute personality to machines.

并且在想象力的激发下， 机器也能变得个性十足。

These are quadcopters.

这些是四旋翼无人机，

But they are more than mechanical flying machines.

它们能做的不局限于飞行。

They analyze the environment around them

正因为它们时刻分析着周围环境，

and react to everything I do.

我才能通过肢体与其互动。

At once, algorithms allow these autonomous machines to fly in close formation,

无人机的内置算法可以让这些 自主无人机进行紧密的编队飞行，

aware of each other

使它们能感应到彼此，

and aware of me --

感应到我——

mathematics that can be mistaken for intelligence,

这个算法被误认为是 无人机所谓的智能，

足以体现自身个性的智能。

and intelligence for personality.

Anthropomorphism: that's the illusion,

拟人化：这是一种魔术幻觉，

an illusion created by technology

一个本质是科技的幻觉。

and embroidered by our imagination

同时，依托于我们的想象力，

to become an intelligent flying robot,

无人机不仅是智能的，

更是有生命的。

a machine that appears to be alive.

（音乐 《Close Encounters of the Third Kind》）

(Music plays "Close Encounters of the Third Kind")

(Quadcopters make tones)

（无人机产生音调）

I think they say, "Hello."

我觉得它们好像在打招呼：“你好”，

Hey guys! Come on.

好了大家，回来吧。

是时候落地了，

And time to land.

And that's it.

我的演讲结束了。

Thank you.

谢谢大家。

(Applause)

（鼓掌）

OK, guys, time to go home.

好了，我们回家吧。

Everybody in here.

大家都进来。

Come on, everybody, quickly, quickly.

动起来，每个人，快点，快点。

No pushing, everybody can fit.

不准推搡，大家都有位置。

There you go, a little bit to the left, a little bit to the right.

对，就这样，你往左边点， 你往右边点。

Come on, everybody, everybody,

动起来各位，

and ... good job!

非常好！

(Cheers)

（欢呼）

Thank you.

谢谢。

(Applause)

（掌声）

Thank you.

谢谢。

(Applause)

（掌声）