CIMON 2 is a floating computer assistant. It was sent to the International Space Station (ISS) on December 5th, 2019. It was designed to work there for three years to help astronauts.
CIMON 2是一个漂浮的计算机助手。它于2019年12月5日被送往国际空间站（ISS）。它的设计目的是在空间站工作三年，帮助宇航员。
Actually, the International Space Station is a science lab in space. Now there are six people there. Usually astronauts stay in the ISS for five or six months. Can you imagine how boring it is to live in a tight space with just five other people for six months?
实际上，国际空间站是一个太空中的科学实验室。目前那里有六个人。宇航员通常在空间站待五到六个月。你能想象和另外五个人在狭小的空间里生活六个月是多么无聊吗？
So CIMON was created with two jobs in mind. One is helping astronauts with tasks. The other is trying to be “someone” astronauts can talk to. CIMON stands for Crew Interactive Mobile (互动移动) Companion.
因此，CIMON的设计有两个主要任务。一是帮助宇航员完成任务，二是尽量成为宇航员可以交谈的“朋友”。CIMON代表“Crew Interactive Mobile Companion”（互动移动伴侣）。
It is a robot with a face which was created by the European airplane company, Airbus. It has no arms or legs, but it can move where it needs to go with motors inside.
它是由欧洲飞机公司空中客车（Airbus）创建的一个有脸的机器人。它没有手或腿，但它可以通过内部的马达移动到需要去的地方。
Helping astronauts is easy for CIMON—it can see, hear, understand, and speak. Its “mouth” is a loudspeaker that can be used to talk or play music.
帮助宇航员对CIMON来说很容易——它可以看、听、理解并且说话。它的“嘴巴”是一个扬声器，可以用来说话或播放音乐。
The brain behind CIMON were provided by IBM, a computer company famous for training computers to understand human speech.
CIMON背后的“大脑”由IBM公司提供，IBM是一家著名的计算机公司，以训练计算机理解人类语言而闻名。
CIMON can understand not just what people say, but what they mean. If astronauts ask it for instructions or information, CIMON can answer the astronauts, or use its screen to display pictures or documents, if needed.
CIMON不仅能理解人们说的话，还能理解他们的意思。如果宇航员向它询问指令或信息，CIMON可以回答宇航员，或者在需要时通过屏幕显示图片或文件。
In addition, CIMON has several cameras, which can take pictures and videos to help astronauts keep records of experiments or other important actions.
此外，CIMON还有几台摄像头，可以拍照和录像，帮助宇航员记录实验或其他重要活动。
The more difficult part of CIMON’s job is being a companion for the astronauts. The first CIMON could understand what people were saying and mastered more than 1000 sentences, but it was limited.
CIMON工作中更难的部分是充当宇航员的伴侣。第一代CIMON能够理解人们说的话，并掌握了1000多个句子，但它有一定的局限性。
In one video, taken with German astronaut Alexander Gerst, CIMON seemed to become confused as Mr. Gerst spoke with another astronaut. “Don’t be so mean, please,” CIMON said.
在一段视频中，德国宇航员亚历山大·格斯特（Alexander Gerst）与另一位宇航员交谈时，CIMON似乎变得困惑。“请不要这么刻薄，”CIMON说。
CIMON 2 has been improved so that it can recognize emotions and find out how people are feeling.
CIMON 2已经得到了改进，能够识别情绪并了解人们的感受。
The goal for CIMON is to be a calm, trusted friend that astronauts can talk to when they don’t want to talk with others.
CIMON的目标是成为一个冷静、值得信赖的朋友，当宇航员不想和其他人交谈时，他们可以与CIMON交流。
This could be especially important if tension (紧张气氛) in a group of astronauts causes them to stop thinking clearly.
如果一组宇航员之间的紧张气氛导致他们无法清晰思考，这一点尤为重要。
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CIMON 2 is a floating computer assistant. It was sent to the International Space Station (ISS) on December 5th, 2019. It was designed to work there for three years to help astronauts.
Actually, the International Space Station is a science lab in space. Now there are six people there. Usually astronauts stay in the ISS for five or six months. Can you imagine how boring it is to live in a tight space with just five other people for six months?
So CIMON was created with two jobs in mind. One is helping astronauts with tasks. The other is trying to be “someone” astronauts can talk to. CIMON stands for Crew Interactive Mobile (互动移动) Companion. It is a robot with a face which was created by the European airplane company, Airbus. It has no arms or legs, but it can move where it needs to go with motors inside. Helping astronauts is easy for CIMON—it can see, hear, understand, and speak. Its “mouth” is a loudspeaker that can be used to talk or play music. The brain behind CIMON were provided by IBM, a computer company famous for training computers to understand human speech. CIMON can understand not just what people say, but what they mean. If astronauts ask it for instructions or information, CIMON can answer the astronauts, or use its screen to display pictures or documents, if needed. In addition, CIMON has several cameras, which can take pictures and videos to help astronauts keep records of experiments or other important actions.
The more difficult part of CIMON’s job is being a companion for the astronauts. The first CIMON could understand what people were saying and mastered more than 1000 sentences, but it was limited. In one video, taken with German astronaut Alexander Gerst, CIMON seemed to become confused as Mr. Gerst spoke with another astronaut. “Don’t be so mean, please,” CIMON said.
CIMON 2 has been improved so that it can recognize emotions and find out how people are feeling. The goal for CIMON is to be a calm, trusted friend that astronauts can talk to when they don’t want to talk with others. This could be especially important if tension (紧张气氛) in a group of astronauts causes them to stop thinking clearly.