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Getting married…with a fembot!
It seems HRP-4C is getting some headlines lately. This time, the female robot walked in the runway with a wedding dress!
HRP-4C, a female humanoid robot created by Japan’s National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), made her first professional runway appearance at a fashion show in Osaka today.
The chic robot, who stands 158 centimeters (5 ft 2 in) tall and weighs 43 kilograms (95 lbs) with her batteries installed, wore a wedding dress by designer Yumi Katsura.
Although much less hurried than her flesh-and-bone catwalk peers, the HRP-4C strolled smoothly up and down the 10-meter runway, struck various poses, and gazed sidelong at the delighted audience.
The positive response of the crowd shows the robot may have a future in entertainment, just as her creators suggested at her unveiling in March. At that event, they claimed HRP-4C’s realistic looks had the potential to draw crowds at amusement parks and promotional events.
Developer Kazuhito Yokoi, who appeared at today’s fashion show in a tuxedo, expressed his wishes for the robot’s future. “We hope she can work in fashion and entertainment,†he said, staring pensively at the stage.
Then, as if seeing his creation in a bridal gown had stirred his emotions, he added, “Like the father of a bride, I feel both happy and sad.â€
Source: Chunichi via Pink Tentacle
I wonder what is going to happen AFTER the wedding. It is going to be a mystery, so lets just leave it to the imagination…On the other hand, Why Billie Jean anyway??
I see this kind of thing as an inevitability, not just a possibility. With that said, looking at her freaks the hell out of me. I hope future fembots don’t look like that because I can’t marry someone whose looks give me nightmares.