Saturday, June 16, 2007

Will you? We do!

I recently got married in Newport, RI at a beautiful sunset setting. The ceremony is now but a blur, however, some of the most memorable moments are those of my MC handing out a tissue to my gorgeous bride as tears of happiness came rolling down her cheeks.

B9 RobotThere are just some things Robots are not meant for. Even though a robot can be programmed to do just about any task given the time and dedication, no machine can be programmed to feel. This was the exact dilemma Data suffered in episodes of Star Trek.

Why do I bring all this up, simple, I just finished reading a story where Hanool Robotics, a manufacturer and creator of robots in Korea, has recently announced that they have created a robot which is to become the Master of Ceremonies at one of the designers wedding in a town approximately 75 miles south of Korea's capital, Seoul.

The engineers declared this performance as the first time a robot has been granted such a privilege. This however is not the first time this company has been ahead of the curve. Hanool Robotics were also the first to create a robot to serve as a bouncer and security guard. The company has also announce that once Tiro, valued in the upwards of $215,000, has serve it's marital duties it will also be programmed to perform other tasks.

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