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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…
The little fellow (girl?) had a much better time of it with Stephen Fry a few years ago…
Originally published 17:40.
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It looks really stiff and appears to lack any human qualities such as personality or compassion. But, the robot looks pretty cool…
Ye only dancing merkel is capable of doing is dance in antz movie in bar
I bought one of those sex robots from Japan, but I couldn’t manage to turn it on.
“That dancing robot from Mayo”
Overheard in Brussels.
Enda is blown out!
Merkel pats the Robot a whispers.
“You’ll have your day my son”
“I will make sure of that”
She likes to play with puppets – the last two Taoisigh have been dancing at the end of her string for years.
One robot greets another.
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
should of put on on “terminator mode” lol
Did he drop the hand ?
Oh-oh , the germans and japanese forming an axis again. It didn’t end well the last time.
Which ones the robot?
At least she didn’t pat it on its head.
One of these is a dancing, interactive robot. The other was made by Honda!
Which is the robot?
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.
I can see Enda getting that pat on the shoulder next time they meet.
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.
That robot has more personality than every German than ever lived combined.
Has any German ever done you personal harm, or why do you have to insult a whole nation?
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.
Yes they bore the shite out of me.
Awesome-o meets Funnybot!
She should be used to dancing robots! She deals with Enda Kenny every day…
Trying for the old Yehminyeninyatoo mustache shaped shadow trick.
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