Emirati children prepare for a robotic future

原创编译 2018-09-19

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"I am Junkbot, your home assistant"
“我是Junkbot（迪拜一家创业公司），你的家庭好助手”

Meet Haya, a robot built from cardboard and brainchild of this Dubai-based entrepreneur.
快来见见哈亚，它是迪拜一名企业家发明出来的机器人---一个由纸板做成的机器人。

"Most of kids have an impression that robot is hard you know and this is not for me. But when they see a cardboard box or a coffee cup can make into a robot, they start to think that this is something they can do."
“一提到机器人，很多孩子都会觉得太难了，不适合他们，但是当他们看到纸板和咖啡盒子也可以做成机器人，他们开始觉得这事也没那么难了。”

Established in 2015, Junkbot provides a simple "do it yourself" education kit，containing electronic components and sensors they can attach to practically everything.
Junkbot 成立于2015年，该公司向参与设计的孩子们提供DIY所需的工具，包括电子元件，感应器，这些元件几乎可以连接所有东西

It lets children make robots out of use household items such as tissue boxes,and even old shoes.
他们还让这些孩子用一些像纸巾盒甚至旧鞋子这样的家居用品，来制作他们的机器人

And the software application is used to program the robot from smart phone
做好之后可以用手机上的应用软件来操控机器人

Junkbot kit is to get children interested in robotic and in critical important area of STEM education，which stands for "science, technology, engineering and mathematics".
Junkbot旨在于激起孩子们对于机器人和STEM的热爱，STEM指的是“科学，技术，工程和数学”

"75% of future's jobs actually require STEM skills,and 80% of the college students are not well-prepared.Kids need hands-on experience"
“未来有75%的工作岗位需要STEM型人才，但是80%的大学生都没有做好这样的准备。这些孩子们需要亲身体验。”

The startups put it success down to the support it received from in5 for creative space, mentorship facilities in Dubai Internet city
Junkbot将其成就归功于in5（公司名称）的支持，in5在“迪拜互联网城”这一平台上为该企业提供了创意空间和辅导设施。

Established by government, about 24 thousand people currently work in the technology companies across this city
“迪拜互联网城”是由政府建立的信息技术园，目前，已经有2.4万人通过这一平台在各大技术公司任职。

In5 wants to attract more locally educated innovators and believes that government support and startups like Junkbot will help them achieve that
In5 想要吸引更多受过本地教育的创业者，他们认为政府的扶持，以及像Junkbot 那样的创业公司能帮助他们实现这一目标

"I believe what (is) happening across the government in the UAE, and the vision of innovation and Dubai strategy and UAE's strategy, it is supporting the education when it comes to technology.
“我相信阿联酋政府正在做的一切，以及我们对于创新的愿景，以及迪拜和阿联酋所部属的战略，都是对技术教育的支持

Any innovation happens across the region and any country has to be sustainable
发生在各个地区和国家的任何创新，都应该是可持续的

The only way that can be sustainable is that when you have good talents coming into the market”
而能维持创新的唯一方法就是市场上有足够人才”

Right now, Junkbot sell its kits to school in United Arab of Emirate online, and it retail in middle east region
现在，Junkbot 将这套装备在网上售给阿联酋各学校，在中东地区也设立了零售点

It has a global expansion plan with its core belief that every child can be an inventor.
本着“所有孩子都可以成为发明家”的核心宗旨，该公司还打算将产品推向世界

Sam Burger,CNN,Dubai

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