新型机器人和NFTs艺术品的兴起NewRobotsandRiseofNFTs

　　29 December 2021
　　机器人技术进展
　　在2021年由美国＂American technology company Boston Dynamics＂公司生产的类人类机器人在虚拟世界内进行全程表演。
　　该公司的Marc Raibert称表演很好看
　　该公司还介绍了另一个叫＂Stretch＂的机器人，设计该机器人的唯一目的就是在大型堆场搬集装箱。＂Stretch＂每小时能搬800个集装箱。
　　在夏威夷，该公司的机器人警察能发现高烧的无家可归的人感染了新冠病毒。
　　在九月，意大利报道了机器人眼比人眼做得更好。
　　香港＂＂ Hanson Robotics ＂公司计划大量生产叫＂humanoids＂的类人机器人，该公司称新冠大流行增加了机器人的需求。
　　＂＂NFTs＂艺术品的兴起。
　　由Hanson设计的名为＂Sophia＂机器人帮助创造了一种新的艺术品叫NFTs(非同质化代币（NFTs）是使用区块链技术和智能合约作为主要制作工具的艺术品)。该艺术品在2021年很流行。
　　在三月份，美国艺术家＂American artist Beeple＂通过拍卖卖了一个艺术品，价格约7千万美元。这是首次在非现实世界的拍卖。
　　Robotics progress
　　A video of dancing robots that went viral in early 2021 demonstrated the human-like abilities of the machines. Three robots, produced by American technology company Boston Dynamics, took part in the full dance performance.
　　The chairman of Boston Dynamics, Marc Raibert, admitted the video was fun to watch. But he said the real success behind the experiment was the valuable lessons the project taught his team.
　　Boston Dynamics introduced another robot, called Stretch, which was designed for only one job - to move containers in large storage buildings. The company said the robot can move about 800 containers, weighing up to 23 kilograms each, in one hour.
　　In Hawaii, another Boston Dynamics robot was deployed by police to find people with high body temperatures in a homeless shelter in the capital, Honolulu. The effort was aimed at identifying homeless inpiduals who might be infected with the coronavirus that causes COVID-19.
　　In September, Italian researchers reported results from an experiment that examined how a robot＂s eyes can make the machines better connect with humans. They said the experiment showed that looks from a robot can trick people into thinking they are socially interacting with a human. They noted that the experience can affect a person＂s decision-making process and change how humans react to robots.
　　Hong Kong-based Hanson Robotics announced plans to mass produce thousands of human-like robots, called humanoids. The company said the coronavirus pandemic had increased demand for robots designed to assist and interact with humans.
　　Rise of NFTs
　　One robot designed by Hanson, called Sophia, helped create a new form of artwork, called an NFT, or non-fungible token. This kind of digital art gained popularity in 2021.
　　An NFT is based on blockchain technology, which is also used with digital money. An NFT can be attached to a piece of digital artwork or other things in digital form. It can be used to provide proof that the pieces are real. While anyone can view the work, the buyer has official ownership rights over the pieces.
　　In March, American artist Beeple sold an NFT for nearly $70 million through Christie＂s Auction and Private Sales. It was the first sale by a major auction house of art that did not exist in physical form.
　　Even the man credited with inventing the World Wide Web, Tim Berners-Lee, decided to sell an NFT that included computer code he used to create the beginnings of the internet.
　　The NFT included 9,555 lines of code Berners-Lee used to start the World Wide Web. It also contained an animation of the code being written and a letter he wrote describing his thoughts on the code and his process for creating it. The NFT sold for $5.4 million.