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Monday, April 16, 2007
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.
LinkThe 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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