Yes, Master…
Zheng Jiajia was a 31-year-old man in China and was having no success finding a wife. While the famous “One child policy” in China is gone, the balance of women to men still leaves many men alone. For decades, if a family could have only one child they kept the boys and got rid of the girls. The boys could work and support the parents in their old age. Zheng had also become tired of the constant nagging from his family and pressure to get married; Zheng was not an ordinary guy, he is a robot engineer.
So he decided to build his own robot spouse named “Yingying.” After two months of “dating,” he donned a black suit to “marry” her at a ceremony attended by his mother and friends in the eastern city of Hangzhou. While not officially recognized by the authorities, the union had all the trappings of a typical Chinese wedding, with Yingying’s head covered with a red cloth in accordance with local tradition. As built Yingying could only read some Chinese characters and images and speak a few simple words, but Zheng plans to upgrade his “bride” to be able to walk and do household chores. Until then he has to carry the 30kg robot to move her. Led by Chen Xiaoping, the team has upgraded Jia Jia, to be capable of holding complete conversations with humans. Her first words spoken in public caused people to proclaim her a “robotic goddess” and the future of women. When Zheng spoke to her, she replied, “Yes, my lord, what can I do for you?” Although there are no plans to mass-produce Jia Jia, scholars suggest robot partners will soon become a reality. According to Dr. David Levy, who specializes in the topic, the first government-sanctioned robot marriage will occur before 2050.
Robot Answers:
A robot walks into a bar. The bartender asks,
“What’ll ya have?”
The robot says, “Well, it’s been a long day and I need to loosen up. How about a
screwdriver?”
Nike just announced it will now be using robots instead of children to make shoes.
Unfortunately, the robots will be made by children.
Why was the robot angry?
Because people kept pushing his buttons.
The Japanese invented a thief catching robot. After running successful lab trials they
decided to test it in Tokyo the robot they caught 35 thieves in 24 hours. Much Impressed,
the Brits ordered the robot for themselves. After deploying in London the robot busted 65
thieves under 8 hours. The Indians, already facing massive complaints, decided to give it
a try. The first nighttime test netted 100 muggers. They brought the model to New York
and in the third hour the robot was stolen.
March 21st Birthdays
1986 – Sonequa Martin-Green, 1965 – Cynthia Geary, 1979 – Rani Mukevji, 1979 – Melissa Gorga
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