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Angela Merkel had an uncomfortable encounter with a dancing robot today

Oh dear.

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ANGELA MERKEL DIDN’T look at all impressed today – despite being presented with a disco-dancing android.

The interactive robot, made by Honda, was tasked with welcoming the German Chancellor to Tokyo’s National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation.

‘Asimo’ did his (her?) level best to impress the VIP guest by leaping around like a toddler, running about (not particularly fast) and kicking a soccer ball at a bank of photographers.

What did she make of it?

Judge for yourself…

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The little fellow (girl?) had a much better time of it with Stephen Fry a few years ago…

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Originally published 17:40.

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    Mute The Todd
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    Mar 9th 2015, 5:48 PM

    It looks really stiff and appears to lack any human qualities such as personality or compassion. But, the robot looks pretty cool…

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    Mute Richarddoherty
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    Mar 10th 2015, 9:41 AM

    Ye only dancing merkel is capable of doing is dance in antz movie in bar

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    Mute stephen
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    Mar 9th 2015, 5:41 PM

    I bought one of those sex robots from Japan, but I couldn’t manage to turn it on.

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    Mute Dermot Mc Loughlin
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    Mar 9th 2015, 6:13 PM

    “That dancing robot from Mayo”

    Overheard in Brussels.

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    Mute Declan Carr
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    Mar 9th 2015, 5:36 PM

    Enda is blown out!

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    Mute David Fitzpatrick
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    Mar 10th 2015, 10:44 AM

    Merkel pats the Robot a whispers.
    “You’ll have your day my son”
    “I will make sure of that”

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    Mute Dismas Okello
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    Mar 9th 2015, 6:32 PM

    She likes to play with puppets – the last two Taoisigh have been dancing at the end of her string for years.

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    Mute Paul Fanshawe
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    Mar 9th 2015, 6:55 PM

    One robot greets another.

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    Mute Shane Denham
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    Mar 9th 2015, 5:45 PM

    Its a pity d robot didnt kick angela in d balls . Can u imagine her poor husband she s a face like a wet weekend

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    Mute Pater Byrne
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    Mar 9th 2015, 7:04 PM

    should of put on on “terminator mode” lol

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    Mute jack frost
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    Mar 9th 2015, 6:37 PM

    Did he drop the hand ?

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    Mute Ann O'reilly
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    Mar 9th 2015, 10:20 PM

    Oh-oh , the germans and japanese forming an axis again. It didn’t end well the last time.

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    Mute trickytrixster
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    Mar 9th 2015, 7:15 PM

    Which ones the robot?

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    Mute Jamie McCormack
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    Mar 9th 2015, 10:02 PM

    At least she didn’t pat it on its head.

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    Mute Mick Rooney
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    Mar 9th 2015, 8:33 PM

    One of these is a dancing, interactive robot. The other was made by Honda!

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    Mute Snorri Sturleson
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    Mar 9th 2015, 7:16 PM

    Which is the robot?

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    Mute Jamie O'Connor
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    Mar 9th 2015, 9:48 PM

    Sure Angela has had plenty of experience with dancing robots in FG/Lab in Ireland. I’d gladly welcome Shinners in government for a change because they will end up dancing the same dance but at least we would have Irish people with balls in government.

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    Mute Kerry Blake
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    Mar 9th 2015, 9:53 PM

    I can see Enda getting that pat on the shoulder next time they meet.

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    Mute Pearse Mc Mullen
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    Mar 9th 2015, 7:55 PM

    Apparently she watched the new movie “Chappie” on the way over on the plane.

    If that`s true, I reckon she dang near pooped herself when she met that one.

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    Mute sinlacasa
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    Mar 9th 2015, 9:37 PM

    That robot has more personality than every German than ever lived combined.

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    Mute Larissa Nikolaus
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    Mar 9th 2015, 11:14 PM

    Has any German ever done you personal harm, or why do you have to insult a whole nation?

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    Mute Ailbhe O'Nolan
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    Mar 10th 2015, 12:23 AM

    I was on a hen night with a gang of German women at the weekend. Great Craic! You’ve clearly not met many German people.

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    Mute sinlacasa
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    Mar 10th 2015, 12:44 AM

    Yes they bore the shite out of me.

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    Mute John Ward
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    Mar 10th 2015, 12:52 AM

    @sinlacasa:
    Das ist, weil Sie so voller Scheiße!

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    Mute Spud
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    Mar 9th 2015, 9:46 PM

    Awesome-o meets Funnybot!

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    Mute Kevin Larkin
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    Mar 10th 2015, 7:22 AM

    She should be used to dancing robots! She deals with Enda Kenny every day…

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    Mute Paul Furey
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    Mar 10th 2015, 8:30 AM

    Trying for the old Yehminyeninyatoo mustache shaped shadow trick.

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