Robots Debut In Japanese Theater Production 75
An anonymous reader writes "BBC News and CNET Cutting Edge are reporting on a new play starring at Osaka University, in which two Mitsubishi Wakamaru robots interact with human actors and move around the stage. Named 'Hataraku Watashi' ('I, Worker'), the play is authored by Oriza Hirata, a renowned playwright. It focuses on a robot who complains about his boring and demeaning jobs."
I for one welcome old meme. (Score:2, Interesting)
Anyone looking forward to the day that robots become better at acting than humans can ever be? Don't need their own stunt doubles, can be actually destroyed on camera after showing something that passes for human emotion, will work for whatever salary they're programmed for... Think people will care that they're not real?
Life imitates art once again (Score:5, Interesting)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Darfsteller [wikipedia.org]
As good a read now as it was in 1955.
Re:They wrote a play... (Score:5, Interesting)
It's a fake! (Score:4, Interesting)
Re:It is good... (Score:4, Interesting)
Fark picked Keanu Reeves as the "robot actor." A more fitting pick, I believe.
Keanu Reeves Happy - :-| :-| :-|
Keanu Reeves Sad -
Keanu Reeves Really, Really, Angry -
"Whoa."