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This week's photo looks at Japanese advances in robotics. Via the very cool Pink Tentacle, this is Ri-Man, a robot prototype designed to help care for patients and the elderly:

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Posted by GaijinBiker on 03.21.2006 at 12:03am
Topics: Caption contests, Japan, Technology
DavesWagon:
"Domo arigato...Mr. Roboto...Zzzzzzzzz"
3.21.2006 12:11am
Rodney Dill (www):
Whaddya mean batteries aren't included in the Male Anatomical Device?!
3.21.2006 12:38am
Rodney Dill (www):
More animated than Al Gore
3.21.2006 12:39am
kyochan:
Ri-Man: Now 100% Sex-Tentacle Free!
3.21.2006 6:06am
Rodney Dill (www):
Sorry Robby, Neuticles is only for doggies.
3.21.2006 7:49am
LarryHeart:
Isn't that the guy your girlfriend dumped you for?
3.21.2006 8:48am
Steve O Reeno:
"I did a bad thing, George..."
3.21.2006 9:46am
Poole:
"Sending your only daughter to Tokyo University - more than your retirement savings.
Meeting her new love - priceless!"
3.21.2006 9:47am
Steve O Reeno:
"She's ALIVE!"
3.21.2006 11:27am
Dangerous Dan (mail) (www):
Skynet regretfully concluded that the latest Terminator model needed some more work.
3.21.2006 1:56pm
wakela (www):
if(I.say(you.body=beautiful))
you.body_hold(me.against)?
3.21.2006 2:53pm
wakela (www):
Johnny Depp being unvailable for a sequel, Tim Burton had to punt with "Edward Paddlehands."
3.21.2006 2:56pm
Rodney Dill (www):
A Robot Marriage makes 10 into 01.
3.21.2006 7:10pm
Gridlock:
In a new and innovative space efficient Tokyo hotel design, once guests have fallen asleep on a comfortable bed, they are transferred to the stacked "REM Modules", show here, by a gentle robot.
3.21.2006 8:03pm
KyotoDragon (mail):
Ri-man’s sudden retirement from the Rock’em Sock’em Boxing Federation caught everyone by surprise. Carpulresa Mannequin’s, his new love interest, wish not to see his block knocked off was sited as his main reason. Exactly how the couple met is not known.
3.21.2006 10:49pm
Dave Justus (mail) (www):
"I wish I could quit you"
3.22.2006 1:06am
Shane Todd (mail):
Jerry Falwell has condemned Ri-Man as the 'gayest looking robot I've ever seen' Mr. Falwell also believes that the robot is sleeping with Tinky-Winky, and is in league with Satan.
3.22.2006 6:34am
Greg (mail) (www):
"The world's in chaos, now it's Y2K
He wants me in that special way
And whispers in his robot voice
'I'll keep you safe today,
And make you feel OK,
Forget about Doomsday.'

"Runs on 6D batteries
Reads poems, sings me songs
Never felt like this before
I fell in love before too long

"And when the air-raid sirens wail
He holds me in his metal arms
Whispers in his soothing robot voice
'I'll keep you safe from harm,
And hold you in my arms,
I'll keep you safe from harm.'"

-Freezepop, 'Robotron 2000'
3.22.2006 11:18am
Greg (mail) (www):
"Humankind is weak. So we must cradle them oh so gently."
3.22.2006 11:22am
stackja1945 (mail) (www):
Love is believing it is real
3.22.2006 7:01pm
Rodney Dill (www):
"WTF? I look into those silicon eyes and all I see is a flashing "12:00" I knew I shouldn't have let my parents program you."
3.22.2006 7:13pm
Steve O Reeno:
"Danger! Danger! Biru Robotosan!"
3.23.2006 12:30am
KyotoDragon (mail):
While holding Noriko in his arms Ri-Man suddenly became acutely aware of what the human male term “unresponsive woman” actually meant.
3.23.2006 1:10am
RattRigg (mail):
Ri-Man was astonished by Yoshi when she told him what happened the time she put the energizer bunny's batteries in backwards.
3.23.2006 9:39am
RattRigg (mail):
Unlike a real man, Ri-Man has been programmed to enjoy cuddling afterward.
3.23.2006 9:41am
Poole:
"Robo, we can be happy, we can live as one."
"One what?"
3.23.2006 10:29am

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