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Here Comes the Robot Bride

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(Newser) – A Japanese fashion designer has enlisted a humanoid robot to model wedding dresses on the runway, the Sun reports. The robot, “Miim,” took to the catwalk like a pro, strutting and casting glances at the audience like her human counterparts. “We hope she can work in fashion and entertainment,” Miim’s creator says. But he acknowledges the moment was bittersweet: “Like the father of the bride, I feel both happy and sad.”

A HRP-4C robot introduced as 'Miimu' models a wedding dress by Japanese designer Yumi Katsura.
A HRP-4C robot introduced as 'Miimu' models a wedding dress by Japanese designer Yumi Katsura.   (AP Photo)
A HRP-4C robot introduced as 'Miimu' models a wedding dress by Japanese designer Yumi Katsura.
A HRP-4C robot introduced as 'Miimu' models a wedding dress by Japanese designer Yumi Katsura.   (AP Photo)
A HRP-4C robot introduced as 'Miimu' models a wedding dress by Japanese designer Yumi Katsura.
A HRP-4C robot introduced as 'Miimu' models a wedding dress by Japanese designer Yumi Katsura.   (AP Photo)
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partialobserver
Jul 24, 09 1:55 PM CDT
For a moment there, I was truly worried that a japanese man had tied the knot with a machine. Reply
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psycada
Jul 24, 09 2:19 PM CDT
Give it time. Japanese are weird like that.
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DenverChick
Jul 24, 09 3:42 PM CDT
They've landed in the uncanny valley (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncanny_valley) yet again, but much, much worse. Reply
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BlahBlahBlah
Jul 24, 09 4:17 PM CDT
Creepy! I lived in Japan for three years. Kick ass country but they can be a bit.... odd. Reply
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Shannonals
Jul 25, 09 2:19 PM CDT
Japanese have their ways, of course they most likely say the same things about us FoxholeAtheist, and I was stationed in mainland Japan, Iwakuni, for two years.
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