Wedding Robot to liven up parties

Juniper Foo | Apr 20, 2009

Here comes the... robot bride. (Credit: LittleIsland)

(Credit: LittleIsland)

This has shades of Cabbage Patch and Chucky going for it. Not one of Japan's kawaii robots to emerge since the lovable-looking Asimov delighted audiences with its programmed antics, LittleIsland's Wedding Robot (198,000 yen, US$2,500) just gives me the spooks since the choice of a bridal costume calls to mind the jilted and tragic Miss Haversham in Charles Dicken's Great Expectations.

Nor do you need a scorned bride to spill secrets. This one will apparently respond to voices and, according to the site literature, freely share secrets of the groom to liven up the party. And don't think because it's in Japanese, you're safe. LittleIsland states it's developing an English database for its bot in white. Pray this bride doesn't start doing karaoke in its next iteration.

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