HuffPost: Last week, President Obama visited Japan to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit. He also took some time out to interact with the country’s advanced robots.
Obama listened to the croonings of the HRP-4C singing android and petted a moving, squealing plush seal ‘bot used to cheer hospital patients.
The president’s hosts also sat him down in the futuristic Toyota i-Real, a single-person pod car that reaches speeds of up to 15km/hr, reports TechCrunch.
Though Obama wasn’t quite up for the challenge of driving the i-Real, he did say “That’s what we’re going to be driving” as he exited the vehicle.
“Meeting with robots was probably more enjoyable than the often tough negotiations attended in recent days,” Obama said, according to NewsKF.
President Barack Obama observes the Cybernetic Human Robot prior to the start of the APEC dinner at the Pacifico Yokohama Conference Center in Yokohama, Japan, Nov. 13, 2010. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
that is so scary lol, all i could think of was I Robot
Wow that robot girl looks very real. POTUS Obama is gorgeous.
He really is! *fans self*
There is absolutely no way I would pass on driving the I-Real. That shit looks to cool. The human robot = creepy.
Aw, you’re way braver than me Jessica – if I tried to drive that thing I’d end up something like this:
OMG!!!!
lol 😀
AAAAWWWW looks like POTUS was having fun
Yes that robot does look creepy LOL
Freaks me out!!
I’m actually surprised he didn’t drive it
I wouldn’t mind a robotic likeness of President Obama to take home. But of course nothing is better than the real thing.
Being a bit naughty here.
Omg that would be something, most stunning robot ever. Now I want an Iobama.
If they did a mass production of Iobama, it would put all the unemployed back to work trying to keep up with the demand. LOL