Robotsnotyettakingover… buttheyaretakingonmorechores机器人尚未完全接管……但它们承担的家务越来越多了Therobotsmightnotbetakingoverquiteyet,buttheyaretakingonanincreasingnumberofourhouseholdchores.Salesofrobotvacuumcleanersandlawnmowersarebooming,withthetrendbeingdrivenbyyoungpeoplekeentomaketheirliveseasier,accordingtoareport.虽说机器人尚未全面“接管”我们的生活,但它们承担的家务活儿却日益增多。一份报告指出,随着年轻人渴望让生活更轻松,机器人吸尘器和割草机的销量正蓬勃增长。Theresearchfoundthatoneintenhomesalreadyownarobotvacuumcleanerandafurtheroneinsevenplantobuyonethisyear,meaningtheyarelikelytobethemostin-demandtechnologyitemof2025.研究发现,十分之一的家庭已经拥有机器人吸尘器,另外还有七分之一的家庭计划在今年购买一台,这意味着机器人吸尘器很可能成为 2025 年最抢手的技术产品。Aviva'slatest"HowWeLive"reportsaidthatrobotvacuumcleanersweremostindemandamongthoseaged25to34 — withnearlyoneinfivepeopleinthisagecategoryalreadyowningoneandafurtheroneinfourplanningtopurchaseoneinthenext12months.英杰华最新发布的《我们的生活方式》报告称,在 25 至 34 岁的人群中,对机器人吸尘器的需求最为旺盛。在这个年龄段的人群中,近五分之一的人已经拥有一台,另外还有四分之一的人计划在未来 12 个月内购买一台。Theperformanceofrobotvacuumcleanershasimprovedsignificantlyinrecentyears.Earlyiterationsusedrandombump-and-gopatterns — whichwerepronetomissingspots — butthelatestmodelsnowuselightdetectionandrangingtechnologyandcamerastobuildamapoftheirsurroundingswhiletrackingtheirpositionwithinittoensurebettercleaning.近年来,机器人吸尘器的性能有了显著提升。早期型号采用随机碰撞式移动模式,容易出现清洁遗漏的情况,而最新款机型则运用了激光探测与测距技术以及摄像头,能够绘制周围环境地图,并追踪自身在地图中的位置,从而实现更高效的清洁。Britonsalsospentmorethan£300milliononrobotlawnmowerslastyear,withthemarketexpectedtomorethandoubleoverthenextfiveyearsasnewtechnologyalsoimprovestheperformanceofthesedevices.去年,英国人在机器人割草机上的花费超过 3 亿英镑。随着新技术的应用,这类设备的性能也得到提升,预计未来五年该市场规模将扩大一倍以上。ThereportrevealsaloveofnewtechnologyacrossBritishhomes,particularlyifitsavesustime,evenifjustalittle.Itfoundthatwirelesschargingstations,forexample,whichavoidthefaffofplugginginacharger,arethemostpopularnewtechnology,withmorethanoneinfiveBritonsalreadyowningoneandafurtheroneinsixplanningtobuyoneoverthenextyear.报告显示,英国家庭普遍喜爱新技术,尤其是那些能帮我们节省时间(哪怕只是节省一点点)的技术。例如,无线充电站就大受欢迎,它省去了插拔充电器的麻烦。报告发现,超过五分之一的英国人已经拥有一台无线充电站,另外还有六分之一的人计划在未来一年内购买一台。Newsecuritytechnologiesarealsoexperiencingboomingdemand.Thereportnotesthatalmostoneinthreehomeshavenowinstalledsmartdoorbells,withasimilarproportionhavingsmartsecuritycameras.Thesesystemsarelinkedtotheirowners'phones,allowingthemremoteaccesstoseewhoisattheirdoororontheirproperty.新的安防技术需求也在迅猛增长。报告指出,如今近三分之一的家庭安装了智能门铃,安装智能安防摄像头的家庭比例也与之相近。这些系统与业主的手机相连,业主可远程查看门口或家中情况。Thereportfoundthatsmarttechnologyisprovingverypopular.Itsaidfourinfivehouseholdsnowhaveatleastonesmartproductinthehome,withsmartspeakersbeingthemostpopularwithnearlyhalfofhomesnowhavingone.报告发现,智能技术广受欢迎。报告称,五分之四的家庭现在至少拥有一件智能产品,其中智能音箱最为流行,近半数家庭都已配备。HannahDavidson,ofAviva,said:"Roboticsandsmarthomesarechangingthewaywelive,offeringconvenienceandsecuritylikeneverbefore."英杰华的汉娜·戴维森表示:“机器人技术和智能家居正在改变我们的生活方式,为我们带来前所未有的便利与安全。”
