'I do' goes high-tech

日機器人主持婚禮(圖)

Japan's obsession with robots took a giant leap as a mechanized priestess joined 2 people in holy matrimony, Reuters reported Monday. The robot "i-Fairy" is usually used in museums and exhibitions to direct visitors, but with the help of a flower headpiece, and a new program, it pronounced Satoko Inoue and Tomohiro Shibata husband and wife. The event is being billed as the first-ever wedding presided over by a robot.(See photo)

據(jù)路透社17日報道，醉心研發(fā)機器人的日本人近日推出一款"牧師機器人"，為一對新人主持了結婚典禮。這款機器人名為i-Fairy，原在博物館和會展中心引導游客。工程師給它戴上花環(huán)并輸入新程序，新郎柴田智弘和新娘井上由里子在它的見證下舉行了結婚典禮。這是世界上第一場由機器人主持的婚禮。(見圖)

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