Genji Bot recites Japanese classic

Serene robot recounts 12th century masterpiece

Genji Bot recites Japanese classic. Gadgets, Robots, Photos 0

1 August 2008 12:57 GMT / By Katie Scott

The Genji Bot has been created by roboticists from Kyoto University's Robo-Garage to tell a tale.

In fact, to recite and act out all 1200 pages of Murasaki Shikibu's 12th century Japanese masterpiece, Tale of the Genji.

It's only in Japanese at the moment.

Wonder if a team in Russia could create a robot to do the same but with War and Peace?
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