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EARTHDATE: May 23, 2010

Official News page 5


REAL LIFE NEWS: THE ROBOT WEDDING

by Hazed

Not content with taking over manufacturing, taking care of old people and teaching our kids, robots are now muscling in on territory hitherto reserved for humans: officiating at weddings.

A couple in Japan - where else? - have been joined in matrimony at a ceremony hosted by a robot called I-Fairy. The mechanical registrar, which has flashing eyes and plastic pigtails, instructed the groom to lift the bride's veil for the kiss.

The happy couple are both connected with the robotics industry in Japan, and they said that since robots had brought them together in the first place, having one officiate at the wedding was a natural choice.

Real life gets more like Fed every day! You can see a picture of the strange-looking I-Fairy robot here.

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