即使最看好科技前景的人也會承認，現(xiàn)實離動畫片《杰森一家》里的羅西那種超高效機器人管家還有很長一段距離,。但我們在逐漸接近目標。

如今的家用機器人都不是真人尺寸，也沒有機器手,，但已經可以勝任一些雜務,。這樣我們就有更多時間做喜歡的事，比如在沙發(fā)上做“葛優(yōu)躺”,，或者上視頻網站Netflix看看片,。

下面介紹幾款最好用的自動化家務助手：

Even the most optimistic tech evangelist would concede that we're a long way from getting help from the likes of Rosie, the superbly efficient robotic housekeeper in The Jetsons. But we're getting closer.

While today's household generally aren't life-sized and typically don't have mechanical limbs, they can take care of several chores we'd just as soon avoid, giving us more time to do things we enjoy like collapsing on the couch and chilling with Netflix.

Here are a few of the handiest of automated home helpers:

有人認為割草可以放松精神，但也有人擔心頂著烈日在草坪上來回走會曬傷皮膚,。Robomow可以幫到不愛割草的人們,。這家公司生產的割草機器人由電池提供動力，處理草坪范圍可達2.3萬平方英尺（合0.5公頃）,，可處理最大斜度20度的斜坡,。有了這款割草機，終于可以不用每周割一次,，頻率可以任意設置,。該設備售價2100美元，的確有點貴,?？扇绻阋恢笨释麛[脫割草任務，不到兩個夏天就你就會感覺物有所值（要是你住在氣候溫暖的地區(qū)草天天瘋長,，用不了兩個夏天你就會慶幸出手了,。）

Robomow RS622

Some people find cutting the grass relaxing. Others dread pacing back and forth across their lawns while the hot sun sears their skin. Robomow is for that second group. This battery-operated mower can trim yards up to 23,000 square feet (1/2 acre) and can handle slopes of up to 20 degrees. Instead of just cutting once a week, it allows you to take care of your yard as often as you'd like. At $2,100, it is, admittedly, a pricey piece of equipment. But if you've long since opted for a lawn service, this could pay for itself in less than two summers (even less if you live where it's warm year-round).

Roomba的自動化吸塵器是第一款真正實用的家用機器人，雖然此后涌現(xiàn)大量類似產品,，但該品牌還是很有吸引力,。Roomba的980型號吸塵器售價900美元，在地毯和硬木地板上操作性能俱佳,，比老型號的除塵性能更強,。這款機器人吸塵器工作時可以自動避開座椅，清潔家具底下的地面,，（因為技術進步了）還不會碰翻室內的桌椅,。和同類機器人一樣，工作時間可以設定,，可以在你出門上班時清掃,，在家休息時不會打擾。

iRobot Roomba 980

The Roomba automated vacuum was the first household robot to really catch on with homeowners and, while plenty of competitors have come along to challenge it, it's still a strong choice. The 980 model, which costs $900, works equally well on carpet and hardwood floors and removes debris better than older models. It knows to avoid stairs, can clean under furniture and (because of an improved technology) won't ping pong off of your tables and chair legs. And as with other robotic vacuums, you can schedule this device to clean while you're at work, meaning it will never disturb your leisure time.

如果你家主要是硬木和瓷磚地板,，而是不是鋪滿整間屋子的地毯,，家務里肯定有一樣——定期清理地板。和前面介紹的Roomba一樣,，售價299美元的Baava 380t也能在你上班時清理地面（兩款是同一家公司的產品）,。Baava 380t既可以像拖把一樣先灑水再擦干，也可以不用水直接清掃。該設備待機時間很長,，工作噪音比同類自動化吸塵器小得多,。

iRobot Baava 380t

If your house floors are more hardwood and tile than wall-to-wall carpeting, you've got the additional chore of mopping them regularly. The $299 Baava 380t, like the Roomba (and from the same manufacturer), can do that when you're at work. Capable of both dry sweeping the area or wet mopping it, it boasts a strong battery life and is significantly quieter than its robotic vacuum cousins.

通常來說，擦窗是人們最討厭的家務之一,，再喜歡干家事提到擦窗也會頭疼?，F(xiàn)代科技很快就能幫攻克這個難關，讓人類擺脫擦窗的苦惱,。Winbot 850售價449美元,，體形緊湊，功能強勁,，可清潔最小尺寸僅有18英寸*26英寸的窗戶,。通過一些風扇，機器可以牢牢吸附在玻璃上,，按照N或者Z字軌跡清潔玻璃窗的內側或外側,，一邊清洗一邊擦干凈。假如你住在大城市里公寓樓高層,，這款產品會格外有用,。房間里最大的玻璃窗也能擦干凈，只是有一點,，擦完后你得親自動手把機器挪開,。雖然機器人正迅速崛起，有些人工還是沒法避免,。（財富中文網）

作者：Chris Morris

譯者：Pessy

審稿：夏林

Winbot 850

Washing windows generally ranks as one of those chores no one likes to do—even the most fanatical of housekeepers. It took technology a while to catch up, and take this task off of our to-do list. The $449 Winbot 850 is compact (it can clean windows as small as 18x26) and powerful. It uses fans to stay firmly attached to glass while cleaning windows on the inside or outside in an "N" or "Z" pattern, squeegeeing them dry as it moves on. It's especially useful if you live in a metropolitan apartment several stories above the ground. It will clean even the largest window, but you will have to manually move it around the house once it's finished. Even in this burgeoning robotic age, there's still legwork for us humans.