日本公司“甜甜圈机器人”研发出了一种智能口罩，可以将佩戴者说的话翻译成8种不同语言。这款口罩单价预计是40美元（约合人民币280元），首批5000个口罩将于九月份在日本上市

Japanese company Donut Robotics has developed a face mask with "smart" capabilities¹, including the ability to translate what the wearer is saying into eight different languages.

 

The C-FACE Smart Mask still protects from the spread of COVID-19, but can also translate the wearer's speech from Japanese into Vietnamese, English, Spanish, Chinese, Korean, Thai, Indonesian, and French.

 

It works by connecting to a smartphone app via Bluetooth to translate the words into text messages and can also dictate² speech and make calls.

Taisuke Ono, chief executive³ of Donut Robotics, said, "We worked hard for years to develop a robot and we have used that technology to create a product that responds to how the coronavirus has reshaped society."

 

The white plastic face mask was developed as the company searched for a product to help them survive the pandemic. When the pandemic struck Donut Robotics had finalized⁴ a deal to supply robot guides and translators to Tokyo's Haneda Airport, but this deal remains⁵ up in the air.

 

Estimated to cost $40 per mask, the first 5,000 masks will be available to Japanese buyers in September before expanding to China, the US, and Europe, too.

 

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