Sunday, September 26, 2010

Handsome, Fit Japanese Robot Wants Your Job

Who needs people anymore?

Faced with an aging population and fewer people who can make things like Priuses and "Dance Dance Revolution," Japan has been busily building an army of robots that can take over.

And the newest of them looks like it can do "Dance Dance Revolution" while building a Prius.

Meet HRP-4, but you may as well give it your own name since it could eventually end up with your job.


The HRP-4 "slim athlete" robot shows off its moves during a joint press conference by Kawada Industries and the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology in Tsukuba, Japan, in September.
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Slim & Handsome Japanese Robot Wants Your Job
The HRP-4 "slim athlete" robot shows off its moves during a joint press conference by Kawada Industries and the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology in Tsukuba, Japan, in September.
Toshifumi Kitamura, AFP / Getty Images
Toshifumi Kitamura, AFP / Getty Images

Wait, What?


Seriously, look at this thing -- and then look in the mirror. Which one would you hire?


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