Although not in this article, I have found
a comment: “Hurry to revise the Constitution so that I can marry a robot.”
Masatoshi
Takeshita
July
12, 2013
English translation of an excerpt from a
Japanese article:
Gloom of Pandora
– June 29, 2013 –
Overseas Response “Japan
Too Advanced” – Talking Robot Astronaut Astonishes Foreigners
The other day the completion of talking
robot astronaut “KIROBO” was announced.
Since it has passed all screenings and tests necessary for launching
into space, the unmanned cargo transfer vehicle “KOUNOTORI” boarding the robot is
scheduled to head into space on August 4.
This robot has been completed as a result
of joint development by Tokyo University Advanced Technology Research Center,
which had charge of robot body development and motion generation and Toyota,
which had charge of providing intelligence to robot with the use of voice-recognition
system.
The main mission is “conversation experiment
between a robot and humans in space.” It
is said that the robot will be able to help humans make experiments in the
future.”
Kirobo: Toyota’s Robot Astronaut Heading
for in..
Kirobo: Toyota’s Robot Astronaut Heading
for International Space Station
Twelve Tests to become a robot-astronaut First test: zero-gravity test
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*Needless to say, even a robot over there
is so cute. It’s typical of Japan. +4 U.S.A.
*The robot we sent to Saturn and the robot
moving around the ground of Mars may have been insufficient in cuteness. +5 U.S.A.
*Talking robot? Next time it must want the right to
vote!!! U.S.A.
*Japan looks ahead of future. I wonder what the U.S. is doing. It does almost nothing but killing each
other. U.S.A.
*Research Projects Agency of the U.S.
government produces weapons like Terminator, while Japan produces cute robots
which make us breakfast, sing, save human life and help the elder. This clearly indicates a difference in
culture. +30 U.K.