Bureaucracies are supposed to run with machine-like efficiency, consistency, and calculability.

官僚构应该效率、一致性和可计算性运行。

A machine-like footman took up our cards and returned with word that the lady was not at home.

一个男仆拿起我们名片， 回来告诉我们这位女士不在家。

The robot's lightning pace isn't just down to how fast it moves.

人闪电步伐不仅仅取决于它移动速度。

Aouda was also wondering how Mr. Fogg could remain so robot-like, even in her presence.

艾乌达还想知道，即使在她在场情况下，福格先生也能保持如此人态。

He wanted to read bedtime stories to his granddaughter, with his own voice rather than what he called robotic-sounding speech devices.

他想用自己声音给孙女读睡前故事，而不是他所说那种人声音设备。

Well, first of all, how do we get the capabilities of an ant in a robot at the same size scale?

首先，如何让这么小人具有蚂蚁功能呢？