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There are very few human workers at a new Nissan car factory outside of Tokyo.
东京郊外的一家新日产车厂几乎没有人类工人。
Most of the work is done by robots.
大部分工作是由机器人完成的。
The car maker said the factory should be running in the first part of 2022.
这家汽车制造商表示，该厂将于2022年上半年投产。
Robots have worked for car makers for a long time.
机器人已经为汽车制造商工作了很长时间。
But humans were often needed to examine the quality of the machines' work.
但经常需要人类来检查机器的工作质量。
Now the machines are smarter.
现在机器变得更智能了。
They use data and artificial intelligence to learn from mistakes and make corrections.
它们利用数据和人工智能从错误中学习并改正。
Hideyuki Sakamoto is a Nissan Vice President.
坂本秀行是日产的副总裁。
He gave a tour of the production area in early October.
10月初，他参观了生产区。
He said robotic technology has made progress to the point that workers center their attention on maintaining the machines and studying data.
他说，机器人技术已经取得了进步，工人们把注意力集中在维护机器和研究数据上。
The factory in Tochigi will produce three versions of a car called the Ariya.
位于栃木县的工厂将生产三款名为Ariya的汽车。
It will make traditional gas engines, electric engines and a hybrid, which combines electric and gas.
该公司将生产传统的燃气发动机、电动发动机和混合动力发动机，后者将电和燃气结合在一起。
The cars can all be made on the same production line.
这些汽车都可以在同一条生产线上生产。
As the cars move, large robotic arms move cameras along the car surfaces to make sure there are no mistakes.
当汽车移动时，大型机械臂会沿着汽车表面移动摄像头，以确保没有错误。
Nissan said the developments at the Tochigi factory are likely to spread to factories around the world in time.
日产表示，枥木工厂的发展可能会及时蔓延到世界各地的工厂。
One of the changes has to do with how paint is put on the cars.
其中一个变化与汽车喷漆的方式有关。
In the past, car bodies and bumpers on the front and back needed to be painted separately because they are made from different materials.
过去，由于车身和前后保险杠的材质不同，它们需要分开喷漆。
Now, however, the parts can be painted at the same time.
然而，现在这些部件可以同时喷漆了。
The new method reduces energy use by 25 percent.
这种新方法可以减少25%的能源消耗。
Another machine in the factory makes a part that is being used instead of rare earth magnets in the electric cars.
工厂的另一台机器制造了一种部件，取代了现在电动汽车上使用的稀土磁铁。
Sakamoto said all the new methods should help Nissan save money and to faster deal with changes in the car market and worker availability.
坂本表示，所有这些新方法都会有助于日产节省资金，并更快地应对汽车市场和劳动力供应的变化。
The company also needs to meet government requirements for limiting the release of carbon gases linked to global warming.
该公司还需要满足政府限制与全球变暖有关的碳气体排放的要求。
Nissan expects to regain profitable operations this financial year.
日产预计在本财政年度恢复盈利。
But the carmaker faced problems when its former chief Carlos Ghosn was arrested in Japan for financial wrongdoing.
但当其前首席执行官卡洛斯·戈恩因金融不当行为在日本被捕时，这家汽车制造商遇到了问题。
Ghosn then fled to Lebanon to avoid trial.
戈恩随后逃往黎巴嫩，以躲避审判。
I'm Dan Friedell.
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