Female robot to act as a tour guide
(AP)
Updated: 2006-08-06 09:40
Chinese scientists test a newly-invented female
robot in a laboratory of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing, Aug. 4,
2006. The unnamed robot's inventers claim she is equipped with cutting-edge
technology in human-robot interaction and can respond to human voices. Costing
300,000 Yuan (US$ 37,500) to develop, the robot has been programmed to speak the
Sichuan dialect because she will be sent to the Sichuan Science Museum to act as
a receptionist and tour guide. The designers hope to sell the robots next year
to customers such as hotels and entertainment outlets, according to the Xinhua
news agency. [AP]
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