世界首家無人機服務員咖啡廳荷蘭開業

　　一架無人機在自助餐館裏可以做甚麽?

　　環球首家無人機咖啡廳日前剛在荷蘭埃因霍芬理工大學開業，該咖啡廳雇傭了一個名為"藍色傑伊"的機械人團隊傳送飲品。

　　該無人機看起來就像一個具有閃亮眼睛的白色小飛碟。它會飛到客人眼前，經由過程相機傳感器吸收點餐單(你可以在4種飲品中選取一種)，然後你的選取將被傳送到另外一架無人機上，它會拿起飲料並送到你等待的桌前。

　　這類無人機的制作本錢約為每架2000歐元，是慶賀埃因霍芬理工大學建校60周年的一個項目標結果。介入該項目標20邏輯學生用時9個月研發和制作了這款自立飛翔的無人機，旨在展現這種小型技巧是若何成為當代平常生存中弗成或缺的一部門的。

　　門生們表現，他們的目的是展現無人機的潛力，無人機不止是可以在天空中應用，還可以在室內應用。

　　在"藍色傑伊"的視頻演示中，一位門生說道："一架無人機可用於消防平安，它可以檢測到入侵者。然則在家中，一架無人機可認為你拿蘋果豈非不也是件很便利的工作嗎?"

　　他彌補說道："咱們信任有一天，海內無人機將成為社會的一部門。有一天，無人機遇成為咱們的同夥的。"

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　　What could a drone do in a cafeteria?

　　The world's first drone cafe, which has just opened its doors at Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands, employs a robotic fleet known as Blue Jay to deliver the drinks.

　　The drone looks like a small white flying saucer with shiny eyes. It buzzs over to a customer, take orders by way of camera sensors (you can choose from one of four drinks), and your selection is then communicated to another drone that picks up the drink and brings it to your waiting table.

　　The drones each cost about EUR2,000 to construct, and were the result of a program celebrating the university's 60th anniversary. The 20 students behind the project, who spent nine months developing and building the autonomous drone, aim to show how such small craft could become an essential part of modern daily life.

　　Students say their aim is to demonstrate the potential of the drones, which are useful not only up in the sky, but also indoors.

　　"A drone can be used for fire safety, it can detect intruders, but it can also be just convenient to have a drone in your house to bring you an apple," said a student in the video presentation of the Blue Jay.

　　"We believe that one day, domestic drones will be a part of society. One day, a drone could be a friend," he added.