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Europe's biggest online take-aways company Just Eat has made the first delivery of takeaways using a robot.
欧洲最大的在线外卖公司 Just Eat 已经使用机器人完成了第一次外卖配送。

The company said that it might be the world's first online food delivery using a robot, with a customer making an order through its app.
该公司表示，这可能是世界上第一次使用机器人完成的在线外卖配送，顾客通过它的应用程序下单。

Instead of a person arriving at your door, you will receive a message on your cellphone that says a robot is on its way and that a password will unlock the robot.
不是由人来到你家门口，而是你会在手机上收到一条信息，提示有一台机器人正在路上，并且需要用密码来解锁机器人。

When the robot arrives, put your password in.
当机器人到达时，输入你的密码。

Then the robot opens up, and you will get your meal.
然后机器人会打开，你就可以取到你的餐食。

The robot was built by Starship Technologies and it can travel up to six kilometres per hour for about ten miles.
这台机器人由 Starship Technologies 公司制造，最高时速可达每小时六公里，行驶距离约为十英里。

It uses a GPS signal and nine cameras to find its way and stay away from obstacles (障碍物).
它利用 GPS 信号和九个摄像头来辨认路线，并避开障碍物。

It is constantly connected to the Internet, using 3G technology to find its way to the customers' addresses.
它始终连接着互联网，并使用 3G 技术找到前往顾客地址的路线。

It even has a special function (功能).
它甚至还具有一项特殊功能。

If someone tries to destroy the robot, or steal it, a human operator can take over, talking directly to the wrongdoer and sending police to the location.
如果有人试图破坏或偷走这台机器人，一名人工操作员可以接管系统，直接与不法分子对话，并向该地点派出警察。

Nine cameras on the robot can also catch the wrongdoer's face, and it only opens for the customers upon their arrival.
机器人上的九个摄像头还能拍下不法分子的面部，而且只有在顾客到达时它才会打开。

Just Eat said that London was expected to see more trials of the delivery robots in the coming months, and a number of robots are being made available to select restaurants in the area.
Just Eat 表示，在接下来的几个月里，伦敦有望进行更多外卖机器人的试运行，并且一些机器人将提供给该地区的部分餐厅使用。

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Europe's biggest online take-aways company Just Eat has made the first delivery of takeaways using a robot.

The company said that it might be the world's first online food delivery using a robot, with a customer making an order through its app.

Instead of a person arriving at your door, you will receive a message on your cellphone that says a robot is on its way and that a password will unlock the robot. When the robot arrives, put your password in. Then the robot opens up, and you will get your mieal. The robot was built by Starship Technologies and it can travel up to six kilometres per hour for about ten miles. It uses a GPS signal and nine cameras to find its way and stay away from obstacles (障碍物). It is constantly connected to the Internet, using 3G technology to find its way to the customers' addresses.

It even has a special function (功能). If someone tries to destroy the robot, or steal it, a human operator can take over, talking directly to the wrongdoer and sending police to the location. Nine cameras on the robot can also catch the wrongdoer's face, and it only opens for the customers upon their arrival.

Just Eat said that London was expected to see more trials of the delivery robots in the coming months, and a number of robots are being made available to select restaurants in the area.