Feminine robot to appear in fashion show

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Feminine robot to appear in fashion show

A "cybernetic human" HRP-4C, designed to look like an average Japanese woman, appears during its demonstration in Tsukuba, near Tokyo, Monday, March 16, 2009. The humanoid robot, having a female face and black hair and trimmed down to 43 kilograms (95 pounds), makes a debut at a fashion show later this month.

A "cybernetic human" HRP-4C, designed to look like an average Japanese woman, appears during its demonstration in Tsukuba, near Tokyo, Monday, March 16, 2009. The humanoid robot, having a female face and black hair and trimmed down to 43 kilograms (95 pounds), makes a debut at a fashion show later this month.

A "cybernetic human" HRP-4C, may be used in amusement parks, events to attract attention and simulations of human movement such as exercise instructor.

The robotic framework for the HRP-4C without the face and other coverings will go on sale for about 20 million yen ($200,000) each, and its programming technology will be made public so other people can come up with fun moves for the robot, developers said.

These three combo photos show a "cybernetic human" HRP-4C, designed to look like an average Japanese woman, creating expressions like anger, left, and surprise, right, during a demonstration in Tsukuba, near Tokyo, Monday, March 16, 2009.

Hiroshi Kobayashi, Tokyo University of Science professor, smiles as he shows his robot Saya at his office in Tokyo, Japan, Wednesday, March 11, 2009.

Japan's robot Saya, developed by Hiroshi Kobayashi, Tokyo University of Science professor, works as a receptionist at the university's front desk in Tokyo, Japan, Wednesday, March 11, 2009. First developed as a receptionist robot in 2004, Saya was tested in a real Tokyo classroom earlier this year to a handful of fifth and sixth graders, although it still can't do much more than call roll and shout orders like "Be quiet."

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A "cybernetic human" HRP-4C, designed to look like an average Japanese woman, appears during its demonstration in Tsukuba, near Tokyo, Monday, March 16, 2009. The humanoid robot, having a female face and black hair and trimmed down to 43 kilograms (95 pounds), makes a debut at a fashion show later this month.

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