A research group from Waseda University has come up a robotic bear that flips over people's heads in their sleep to open their airways.

日本早稻田大学的一个研究小组发明了一种机器熊，可以在人们睡觉时翻转他们的头部，以保证呼吸道畅通无阻。

 

The bear is used as a pillow, but has a built-in microphone.

这种熊其实是一个枕头，不过装有内置的扩音器。

 

As soon as Jukusui-kun detects a loud snore, his paw reaches up (gently, at least in the brief video demo on display), and pushes the sleeper's head to one side.

只要Jukusui-kun（这款机器熊的日文名字）检测到响亮的鼾声，它就会抬起爪子（轻柔地，至少在展示的短片上看来如此），把睡觉的人的脑袋推到另一边。

 

The motion should push sufferers of sleep apnoea - the loud form of snoring that can be dangerous not only to relationships but to health - into a position where they no longer snore.

这个动作帮助了那些睡眠窒息患者——巨大的鼾声不仅危及人际关系，更加危及健康——使他们能够不再打鼾。

 

The bear was shown off at the International Robot Show in Japan. Jukusui-kun means "deep sleep" - and the robot is targeted specifically at snorers whose snoring inhibits their blood oxygen level, with a separate hand monitor sensing when blood oxygen levels drop.

这款机器熊已经在日本国际机器人展上亮相。Jukusui-kun一词在日文中的意思是“深度睡眠”——这款机器熊是专门针对打鼾者设计的，打鼾会抑制人体血液中的含氧量，机器熊的一个“熊掌监控器”能够检测血液含氧量是否下降。

 

The only problem is that not only do they have to sleep on a bear-shaped pillow with jointed robotic hands, they also have to insert their hand into another bear-shaped monitor which monitors blood oxygen.

唯一的问题是，打鼾者不仅需要睡在一个接有机器手的熊形枕头上，还必须把手插进另一只熊形监控器里，以检测血液中的含氧量。

 

Monitors are also built into the sheet under the sleeper - the idea being that electrical cords would disturb sleep.

监控器也被安置在睡觉的人身下的床单里——人们认为它的电子芯片可能会干扰睡眠。

 

The bear waits until low blood oxygen and loud snores indicate that the person sleeping on Jukusui-kun is snoring loudly, then the paw strikes.

直到血液中较低的含氧量和响亮的鼾声表明睡在Jukusui-kun上的人正鼾声大作，机器熊才会伸出爪子移动。

 

The bear is not yet on sale - and whether or not a robotic paw reaching up to turn one's head over is any more effective than one's partner shoving the person remains to be seen.

这种机器熊尚未上市销售——机器熊用爪子翻转头部是否比伴侣直接推搡更加有用，还有待观察。