导读:机器人为警方拆除炸弹装置等已很常见，但用来杀死危险嫌疑人还是首例。一起来关注下达拉斯机器人警察在杀死袭警枪手中的表现，以及其所引发的广泛争议。
There’s nothing new about a dangerous suspect dying at the hands of police.
危险犯罪嫌疑人在警察手下丧生已不是什么新鲜事。
But Thursday night in Dallas, the situation played out with a twist. Micah Johnson, believed to have fatally shot five police officers, was killed by an explosive device that a robot delivered.
然而周四在达拉斯，情况有所不同。Micah Johnson朝五位警官开枪致其死亡，他被机器人携带的炸弹炸死。
Two executives at robotic companies told CNN this is the first time a police robot has been involved in a civilian’s death.
两位来自机器人公司的行政官员告诉BBC，这是机器人警察首次牵涉到公民死亡案件中。
"We saw no other option but to use our bomb robot and place a device on its extension for it to detonate where the suspect was," Dallas police chief David Brown said at a news conference Friday morning. "Other options would have exposed our officers to grave danger."
“我们别无选择，只能使用炸弹机器人。我们将装置放在它的延伸区，以使其在嫌疑人所在区域爆炸。”达拉斯警长David Brown在周五早上的新闻发布会上说。“其他方案只会置我们的警员于极度危险中。”
It’s unclear exactly what type of robot was used in the suspect’s death. Robots are common inside police departments, and generally used to disable explosive devices or disorient and incapacitate suspects that are barricaded. To do this, the robot generally carries a flashbang, a device that emits a bright light and loud sound. Sometimes these robots are used to place an explosive near a bomb in order to disarm it via explosion.
目前还不清楚致嫌疑人死亡的机器人的具体型号。警察局内部使用机器人很常见，它们常被用于拆除炸弹装置或迷惑以及使受困犯罪嫌疑人丧失行动能力。为了达成这些目的，机器人通常会携带闪光弹-该装置能发射强光和噪音。有时，这些机器人也被用来在炸弹旁放置炸药，通过爆炸来使炸弹失效。
Northrop Grumman Remotec, which calls itself the largest providers of robots to first responders, declined to comment and referred all questions to the Dallas police department.
诺斯罗普格鲁曼公司，号称自己是最大的救急机器人供应商，拒绝对此事作出评论，并将所有问题转交给达拉斯警察局。
The robot was likely expensive, with a price tag of around $100,000, according to Endeavor Robotics chief executive Sean Bielat.
据Endeavor Robotics首席执行官Sean Bielat透露，该种机器人可能非常昂贵，价格约在10万美金左右。
Endeavor Robotics sells its robots to agencies in the greater Dallas area, but wasn’t sure if its robot was used in Thursday’s incident.
Endeavor Robotics向大达拉斯区域的机构销售机器人，但他们不确定周四事件中是否使用了他们公司的机器人。
These types of ground robots do not operate autonomously, but are under the control of a human operator. Similar models are used overseas to disable explosive devices in places such as Iraq. Using one to kill a suspect in the U.S. is unheard of.
这种类型的地面机器人不是自动运行，而是在人类操作员的控制下运行。类似型号的机器人在海外被用来在伊拉克等地区拆除炸弹装置。在美国用它来杀死嫌疑犯还是前所未闻的。
"I think this is an anomaly," said Brian Hart, the president of Black-I Robotics, which makes ground robots for the government. He doesn’t foresee a new trend of police using robots to kill suspects.
“我觉得这不正常。”Black-I Robotics公司董事长Brian Hart说，他们公司为政府制作地面机器人。他不认为用机器人杀死嫌疑犯是新的趋势。
It’s unclear if the Dallas robot was present at the time of the explosion, or left the explosive device and retreated to safety so it wouldn’t be harmed as well.
达拉斯机器人在爆炸时是留在了现场还是留下爆炸装置然后撤离至安全区域以免受伤害，至今仍未明确。
Bielat’s ground robots, which are designed for law enforcement, aren’t designed to be used for lethal purposes. But that doesn’t stop them from being used that way.
Bielat的地面机器人是为了法律的实施而设计的，并不是为了致命袭击而设计。但这也阻止不了它们被如此使用。
"If the first responders who were there thought this was the most appropriate way to use it, it must have been the most extreme situation," Bielat said. "It’s tragic that this situation ended this way, but it was in respond to an even greater tragedy."
“如果现场救急人员认为这是最合适的使用方式，那么当时情况一定非常极端。”Bielat说。“局面发展成这样真是个悲剧，但它是为了避免一个更大的悲剧。”
Bielat said using robots in police encounters can actually improve safety and reduce deaths.
Bielat说，在警察执法时使用机器人确实能够提高安全性，减少死亡。
"You can’t shoot second if you’re a person and you’re dealing with somebody’s who is armed," Bielat said. "But if you’re a robot you absolutely can."
“人类在和持枪分子搏斗时无法立刻开枪”Bielat说，“但如果你是机器人，你完全可以做到。”
