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

官僚构应该以般的效率、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.

一般的男仆拿起我们的名片， 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.

人闪电般的步伐不仅仅取决于它移动的速度。

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

艾乌达道，即使在她在场的情况下，福格先生也能保持如此人般的状态。

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

他用自己的声音给孙女读睡前故事，而不是他所说的那种人般的声音设备。

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

首先，如何让这么小的人具有蚂蚁般的功能呢？