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10/06/2006

"Actroid Der" Hits Nextfest

Kokoro's "Actroid Der" is a female robot that features "lifelike silicon skin and a silky voice to match-- it's rented out to Japanese companies to act as a receptionist or to make high-tech presentations." Video from Nextfest 2006 after the jump.
Takeshi Mita, a director of Kokoro Company LTD, which makes the Actroid, said "companies want something special, it's a good advertisement or a promotion." The Actroids drew complimentary remarks from visitors such as French designer Philippe Starck
[via Yahoo]

This entry was posted on 10/06/2006 01:40am and is filed under Robots, Video .
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