Toyota’s DJ Robot Has Change Of Heart, Quits Music, Becomes Receptionist
Writing by David Ponce on Wednesday, 15 of August , 2007 at 1:38 am
Toyota has music-playing robots. One of them, DJ Robot, entered the public eye at the 2005 Aichi World Expo, where he played in a band alongside other musician bots. DJ Robot’s only DJing skill was the ability to rap (no turntables), which made him perfectly suited to be the MC in a band where the other robots were able to play brass instruments and percussion with an impressive degree of skill. Since the expo, DJ Robot has been working on his communication skills with humans, which may have contributed to his recent decision to quit the high-flying life of rock stardom, and settle for the markedly quieter life as a receptionist. Either that, or he got the bump because of Toyota’s decision to bring out a virtuoso violin-playing bot in the fall.
Whatever the case, the 1-meter tall robot (who gets around on Segway-like wheels) will initially work at the Toyota Kaikan Exhibition Hall at company headquarters in Toyota City, where he’ll use his new skills to “provide information, answer questions and show visitors around offices and exhibitions.”
We wish him the best.
VIA [ Pink Tentacle ]
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