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1、理工B阅读理解新增文章　第十九篇MusicalRobotCompanionEnhancesListenerExperience　　Shimi,amusicalcompaniondevelopedbyGeorgiaTech’sCenterforMusicTechnology,recommendssongs,dancestothebeatandkeepsthemusicpumpingbasedonlistenerfeedback.Thesmartphone-enabled,one-foot-tallrobotisbilledasan

2、interactive“musicalfriend”.　　“Shimiisdesignedtochangethewaythatpeopleenjoyandthinkabouttheirmusic，”saidProfessorGilWeinberg,therobot’screator.HewillunveiltherobotattheJune27thGoogleI/OconferenceinSanFrancisco.AbandofthreeShimirobotswillperformforguests,dancinginsyncw

3、ithmusiccreatedinthelabandcomposedaccordingtoitsmovements.　　Shimiisessentiallyadockingstationwitha“brain”poweredbyanAndroidphone.Oncedocked,therobotgainsthesensingandmusicalgenerationcapabilitiesoftheuser’smobiledevice.Inotherwords,ifthere’san“app”forthat,Shimiisread

4、y.Forinstance,byusingthephone’scameraandface-detectingsoftware，Shimicanfollowalisteneraroundtheroomandpositionits“ears”，orspeakers,foroptimalsound.Anotherrecognitionfeatureisbasedonrhythmandtempo.Iftheusertapsabeat,Shimianalyzesit,scansthephone’smusicallibraryandimme

5、diatelyplaysthesongthatbestmatchesthesuggestion.Oncethemusicstarts，Shimidancestotherhythm.　　“Manypeoplethinkthatrobotsarelimitedbytheirprogramminginstructions,saidMusicTechnologyPh.D.candidateMasonBretan.“Shimishowsusthatrobotscanbecreativeandinteractive.’’Futureapps

6、intheworkswillallowtheusertoshaketheirheadindisagreementorwaveahandintheairtoalertShimitoskiptothenextsongorincrease/decreasethevolume.Therobotwillalsohavethecapabilitytorecommendnewmusicbasedontheuser’ssongchoicesandprovidefeedbackonthemusicplaylist.　　Weinberghopeso

7、therdeveloperswillbeinspiredtocreatemoreappstoexpandShimi’screativeandinteractivecapabilities.“Ibelievethatourcenterisaheadofarevolutionthatwillseemorerobotsinhomes.”Weinbergsaid.　　WeinbergisintheprocessofcommercializingShimithroughanexclusivelicensingagreementwithGe

8、orgiaTech.Weinberghopestomaketherobotavailabletoconsumersbythe2013holidayseason.“Ifrobotsaregoingtoarriveinhomes,wethinkthattheywil