日本研發出可以將對話翻譯成8種語言的智能口罩

It was only a matter of time before face masks became high-tech.

高科技口罩的出現只是時間問題。

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

日本公司“甜甜圈機器人”研發出了一種智能口罩，可以將佩戴者說的話翻譯成8種不同語言。

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.

這款名爲C-FACE的智能口罩不但可以用來防護新冠病毒，而且可以將佩戴者說的話從日語翻譯成越南語、英語、西班牙語、漢語、韓語、泰語、印尼語和法語。

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

這款口罩通過藍牙和智能手機應用連接，將文字翻譯成文本信息，還可以語音聽寫和打電話。

Taisuke Ono, chief executive 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."

甜甜圈機器人公司的首席執行官大野大介說：“經過多年的努力，我們研發出了一款機器人，我們運用該技術發明了一款可以應對疫情後社會形勢的產品。”

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 finalized a deal to supply robot guides and translators to Tokyo's Haneda Airport, but this deal remains up in the air.

該公司在尋找一款可以助其渡過疫情難關的產品，於是就研發了這款白色塑料口罩。當疫情來襲時，甜甜圈機器人公司已經達成了一筆爲東京羽田機場供應機器人嚮導和翻譯的交易，但目前這一交易還未落實。

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.

這款口罩單價預計是40美元（約合人民幣280元），首批5000個口罩將於九月份在日本上市，然後再推向中國、美國和歐洲市場。