Published 09:35 IST, February 19th 2019
WATCH: Matchmaking robots help single men and women get married, anyone interested?
Single men and women in Japan have discovered a new method for finding a life partner - Robots. As a result, now matchmaking robots help adults get married. A recent event in Japan's capital Tokyo gathered marriage-seeking, single men and women to let them communicate with each other using these tiny robots.
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Single men and women in Japan have discovered a new method for finding a life partner - Robots. As a result, w matchmaking robots help adults get married. A recent event in Japan's capital Tokyo gared marri-seeking, single men and women to let m communicate with each or using se tiny robots.
In short, se tiny little robots help all se single men and women indulge in a meaningful conversation, especially those who feel too anxious to converse on ir own. This way, se robots act as a messenger between men and women. refore, y can introduce mselves without having to worry about anything else.
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Japan News first reported about event. For Japanese people, Marri-hunting events are t uncommon in Japan. Infact, y seem to have become common since early 2000s. This particular event, meanwhile, completely redefines way we introduce to our prospective life partner.
Hosted by Tokyo-based Contents invation Program (CiP) Association, event gared 28 men and women between s 25 and 39. CiP is kwn for developing artificial intelligence (AI).
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Japan News quoted Ryusuke Takahashi, CiP's executive director, as saying that people who may be conversationally challenged benefit from se robots when it comes to interacting with ors, especially when it comes to 'marri hunting.'
Marri-hunting events are essentially speed-dating events, except ir motive is t to help you score that perfect date but connect you with prospective husband or wife. Perhaps that is what makes people anxious about marri-related conversations in first place.
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"Thanks to robot, I wasn't really nervous," said one participant.
"It was easy because robot explained everything about me, and I didn't have to say anything during multiple interactions," said ar.
Participants gave all ir information about mselves, which was later uploaded to se robots. Participants answered many questions including ir current job and interest. event successfully matched 4 couples out of 28 participants.
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09:35 IST, February 19th 2019