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Robots Debut In Japanese Theater Production

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the first-the-auto-industry-now-our-actors dept.

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."

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  1. It is good... by internerdj · · Score: 5, Funny

    to see Shatner can still find work.

    1. Re:It is good... by hey! · · Score: 4, Funny

      No way. Shatner maybe a sci-fi actor but he is old school.

      What I mean is that he's just not plastic. The stuff of his performances is comprised of natural materials: wood, cheese and ham.

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    2. Re:It is good... by D+Ninja · · Score: 4, Funny

      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 - :-|

  2. Re:They wrote a play... by ColdWetDog · · Score: 4, Insightful

    * Life," said Marvin, "don't talk to me about life."

    * "Come on," he droned, "I've been ordered to take you down to the bridge. Here I am, brain the size of a planet and they ask me to take you down to the bridge. Call that job satisfaction? 'Cos I don't."

    Art imitates ... Art.

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  3. Chuckee Cheese by Shotgun · · Score: 4, Funny

    But does it have the production value of the singing bears at Chuck-ee Cheese? I am glad to see the Japanese are catching up, though. (I jest. I jest!!)

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  4. Life imitates art once again by dkleinsc · · Score: 4, Interesting

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Darfsteller

    As good a read now as it was in 1955.

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  5. Re:They wrote a play... by Abreu · · Score: 5, Funny

    Marvin the android is part of a comedy series, but if you want to see real tragedy, see the droids in the Star Wars Universe.

    They are self-aware, capable of reasoning and emotion, and yet they are all slaves and no one pays more than cursory attention to them. ...maybe its because they don't rip people's arms out of their sockets when they lose at chess

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  6. Re:They wrote a play... by ColdWetDog · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Marvin the android is part of a comedy series, but if you want to see real tragedy, see the droids in the Star Wars Universe.

    "Humor is tragedy plus time" - Mark Twain

    And no, I don't know where I'm going with this.

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  7. Re:They wrote a play... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    That was a terrible post. I'll be sure to come back and re-read it in a few hours.

  8. Re:They wrote a play... by Joe+Tie. · · Score: 4, Interesting

    That always struck me as horrible about the droids as well. I was always surprised more people weren't bothered by it. They're constantly being killed, and nobody even cares.

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  9. Re:They wrote a play... by Cro+Magnon · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Agreed! Personally, I value droid "life" more than I would Jar-Jar's.

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