一豪華酒店用真人機器人迎賓
A luxury hotel in the capital of Anhui Province has been using a stunning humanoid to welcome guests.在安徽省的省會合肥，一家豪華酒店推出了仿真機器人來迎賓。
Apparently, the talking robot is so 'human-like' and 'pretty' many guests have failed to realise it is a machine at first, according to Chinese media.據某媒體報道，這個機器人顯然太像真人了，長得又“漂亮”，許多顧客一開始還以爲她是真人。
Mr Yin, a deputy manager of the hotel, told MailOnline that Madame Wei started to 'work' in the lobby from September last year, and has been highly popular among their guests.
酒店經理殷小姐說，這個機器人“魏小姐”自去年九月開始上崗後非常受人歡迎。
Madame Wei was built by Hefei-based technology company Ke Da Guo Chuang.
“魏小姐”由科大國創合肥技術公司研製。
The company's general manager, Mr Gao, told MailOnline that his company was contacted by Chinese Calligraphy Building to make a robotic receptionist last year. His company then purchased the components and assembled the robot.
公司總經理高先生告訴記者，該公司去年曾和中國書法協定，設計一款機器人接待員。之後他們公司就開始購買部件組裝機器人。
Mr Gao said Madame Wei's facial features were custom-made by one of his suppliers after the hotel said they wanted it to look 'gentle', 'elegant' and 'classical'.
高先生稱“魏小姐”的面部特徵是根據客戶需求定製的，他們想讓機器人看起來更加“溫和”，“高貴”並且“古典”。
Mr Gao declined to reveal the technical details of Madame Wei, insisting his company used 'existing technology' to build the robot.
但他拒絕透露和“魏小姐”相關的技術細節，他堅稱公司是利用“已有技術”來製作機器人的。
However, Madame Wei's appears to be highly similar another life-like talking robot Jia Jia, which is developed by The University of Science and Technology of China in Hefei.
然而，“魏小姐”與之前中國科技大學推出的另一款機器人“佳佳”出奇地相似。
It took the team three years to complete Jia Jia, which can speak, show micro-expressions, move its lips and body, yet seems to hold its head in a submissive manner. Jia Jia was unveiled in April, 2016.
據說，中科大花了三年研製出了佳佳，佳佳可以做出各種微表情，移動嘴脣和身體，儘管這些動作看起來都像是在點頭。佳佳於2016年4月問世。
