Japan Unveils Lifelike Female Robot
By YURI KAGEYAMA, AP
TSUKUBA, Japan (March 16) -- A new walking, talking robot from Japan has a female face that can smile and has trimmed down to 95 pounds to make a debut at a fashion show. But it still hasn't cleared safety standards required to share the catwalk with human models.
Developers at the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, a government-backed organization, said their "cybernetic human," shown Monday, wasn't ready to help with daily chores or work side by side with people — as many hope robots will be able to do in the future.
"Technologically, it hasn't reached that level," said Hirohisa Hirukawa, one of the robot's developers. "Even as a fashion model, people in the industry told us she was short and had a rather ordinary figure."
Screw the magician pick-up line tape, I can just get me one of these handy Japanese female robots. And I don't care if it hasn't passed safety standards. I live my life on the edge and I don't need experts trying to make my decisions. I will be setting up a charity fund to get me to Japan.
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