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The American space agency NASA's human-like robot Valkyrie looks powerful. It stands 188 centimeters tall and weighs 136 kilograms. 

美国航天局NASA的仿人机器人Valkyrie看起来很强大。 身高188厘米，体重136公斤。 

Valkyrie is named after supernatural females in Norse mythology. The robot is being tested at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. 

瓦尔基里（Valkyrie）以北欧神话中的超自然女性命名。 该机器人正在德克萨斯州休斯顿的约翰逊航天中心进行测试。 

The robot is designed to operate in "...damaged human-engineered environments," like areas hit by natural disasters, NASA said. 

美国宇航局表示，该机器人设计用于“……受损的人为环境”，例如遭受自然灾害的地区。 

But robots like Valkyrie could also work in space one day. 

但像瓦尔基里这样的机器人有一天也可以在太空工作。

Robots that look like humans, or humanoid robots, have a torso, head, two arms and two legs. Engineers believe that humanoid robots will be able to work similarly to humans and use the same tools and equipment. They just need the right software. 

看起来像人类的机器人，或类人机器人，有躯干、头部、两条手臂和两条腿。 工程师们相信，人形机器人将能够像人类一样工作，并使用相同的工具和设备。 他们只需要合适的软件。 

NASA Dexterous Robotics team leader Shaun Azimi said humanoid robots in space could do dangerous jobs. Such jobs include cleaning solar panels or dealing with equipment outside the spacecraft. As a result, human astronauts could pay more attention to exploration and discovery. 

美国宇航局灵巧机器人团队负责人肖恩·阿齐米表示，太空中的人形机器人可能会从事危险的工作。 此类工作包括清洁太阳能电池板或处理航天器外部的设备。 因此，人类宇航员可以更加关注探索和发现。 

"We're not trying to replace human crews, we're really just trying to take the dull, dirty and dangerous work off their plates to allow them to focus on those higher-level activities," Azim