Osaka sex clubs use robot touts

Osaka Japan bans sex clubs from using touts to lure customers in to their establishments. At least one enterprising club is now using a grinning animatronic mannequin to skirt the law.

The human-sized robo-tout, who used to direct traffic around construction sites, underwent a 500,000 yen ($4,000) upgrade for its new job, which is to attract the attention of passersby by periodically raising and lowering a banner that reads “Ask me!”

The droid’s employer foresees no run-ins with the law. “It’s a robot, so no problem,” says a spokesperson for the information center.

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