Apptronik Opens New Robot Center

Apptronik 開設新機器人中心

Jun 30, 2026, 12:01
USTechnology

Introduction

Apptronik is a company in Texas. They opened a big place called Robot Park in Austin. This place helps them teach robots how to move and work.

Apptronik 是一家位於德州的公司。他們在奧斯汀開設了一個名為 Robot Park 的大型場所，幫助他們教導機器人如何移動和工作。

Main Body

The company has a very big warehouse. Robots called Apollo work here. They move things and sort items. People watch them and help them learn. This is how the robots get smarter.

公司擁有一個非常大的倉庫。名為 Apollo 的機器人在這裡工作，負責搬運和分類物品。人員會監督並協助它們學習，這就是機器人變得更聰明的方式。

Apptronik started at a university in 2016. Now it is a big business. They have a lot of money. They work with other big companies like Google and Mercedes-Benz. These companies use the robots in factories.

Apptronik 於 2016 年在一家大學創立，現在已發展成一家大企業，擁有雄厚的資金。他們與 Google 和 Mercedes-Benz 等大公司合作，這些公司在工廠中使用這些機器人。

The new robot is called Apollo 2. It has better sensors and a battery for four hours. Some robots have wheels because they are safe and fast. Other robots have legs. Apptronik wants to make robots that can think and move alone.

新款機器人名為 Apollo 2。它配有更好的感測器，電池續航力可達四小時。部分機器人配有輪子，因為這樣更安全且快速；其他機器人則配有腿部。Apptronik 希望製造出能夠自主思考和移動的機器人。

Conclusion

Apptronik is testing the Apollo 2 robot now. They want to sell the final robots in 2027.

Apptronik 目前正在測試 Apollo 2 機器人，他們計畫在 2027 年銷售最終版機器人。

Vocabulary Learning

🛠️ Building Sentences with 'The'

Look at how the text uses The to point at specific things we already know. This is a key secret for A2 English.

How it works: First, we introduce a thing →\rightarrow then we use 'The' to talk about it again.

  • "Apptronik is a company... →\rightarrow The company has a very big warehouse."
  • "...opened a big place... →\rightarrow This place helps them..."
  • "The new robot is called Apollo 2... →\rightarrow The robots get smarter."

🔋 Useful Word Pairs

Combine these words from the text to describe things simply:

ObjectDetail
BigWarehouse / Business
FinalRobots
BetterSensors

Quick Tip: To make a thing 'better' or 'bigger', just put the describing word before the thing.

  • Example: Big place →\rightarrow Better battery.

Vocabulary Learning

warehouse (n.)
A very large building used for storing goods.
Example:The company keeps all its boxes in a big warehouse.
sort (v.)
To put things into groups or a specific order.
Example:The robots sort the mail by city.
factory (n.)
A building where things are made by machines.
Example:My uncle works in a car factory.
sensors (n.)
Devices that find or measure a physical value, like light or heat.
Example:The robot uses sensors to see the wall.
battery (n.)
An object that provides electricity to a machine.
Example:My phone battery is low, so I need to charge it.
Practice A2 words in a crossword→