From the September issue of Wired: "This actroid receptionist can meet, greet, and entertain humans. Resembling a young Japanese woman, she understands common phrases in English and Japanese; and she replies with canned rejoinders and appropriate gestures and facial expressions. Actroid even has an animatronic sense of humor: Just ask her if she's a robot. She'll respond 'Yes - I - Am - A - Robot' in stereotypical monotone, accompanied by a series of jerky, mechanical movements. Then she'll gather herself and, with a coy 'Just kidding,' get back to the business of acting eerily human. In fact, if you're in need of an unflappable, low-maintenance nanny, Actroid is also designed to play with kids."photo & caption Wired Magazine
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