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http://www.physorg.com/news101137020.html

Robot to act as MC at SKorean wedding

A robot called "Tiro" acts as master of ceremonies at a wedding for 
Seok Gyeong-Jae (L), one of the engineers who designed it, and his 
bride in Daejeon, 130 kilometres (78 miles) south of Seoul. The robot 
acted as master of ceremonies at a South Korean wedding in what its 
creators claimed as a world first.

A robot will be master of ceremonies for a South Korean wedding this 
weekend in what its creators Friday claimed as a world first.

Hanool Robotics said Tiro the robot will assist at the civil wedding 
ceremony for Seok Gyeong-Jae, one of the engineers who designed it, 
and his bride on Sunday at Daejeon, 130 kilometers (78 miles) south of Seoul.

The firm claims it is the first time a robot has been used as master 
of ceremonies for a wedding.

After its marital duties are completed, "Tiro will be upgraded so 
that it can be used for various purposes," Hanool official Kim 
Dae-Hyun told AFP.

In case a robot MC at a wedding might seem unromantic, Kim said Tiro 
-- whose value he put at 200 million won (215,053 dollars) -- would 
speak in a sweet female voice.

Other robots will be used to guide guests or give performances at the 
wedding ceremony, he said. In South Korea, couples can hold a wedding 
ceremony in any location but must then register their marriage with 
authorities before it becomes legal.

South Korean robots also get tougher tasks. Last month it was 
reported that a robot dubbed OFRO would be deployed as a school 
security guard in what was also claimed as a world first.

And last September government officials unveiled a high-tech, machine 
gun-toting sentry robot that could support troops along the heavily 
fortified border with North Korea.




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