By Annie Palmer For Dailymail.com
Published: 23:21 GMT, 14 February 2019 | Updated: 23:31 GMT, 14 February 2019
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Young adults in Japan have discovered a new medium for finding a husband or wife - robots.
At a recent event in Tokyo, love-seeking men and women sat around a table with tiny bots interspersed between them.
These tiny droids served as a messenger for each person to introduce themselves, since many said they felt 'too anxious' to conduct a conversation on their own, according to The Japan News.
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Young adults in Japan have discovered a new medium for finding a husband or wife - robots. At an event in Tokyo, men and women sat around a table with tiny bots between them
The event took place at a hotel in Tokyo's Minato Ward, where 28 men and women between the ages of 25 and 39 convened in the hopes of finding a spouse.
It was hosted by the Tokyo-based Contents innovation Program (CiP) Association, which develops AI, robotics and other tech, The Japan News reported.
Ryunosuke Takahashi, CiP's executive director, told The Japan News that robots can help people who may be conversationally challenged interact with others, especially when it comes to 'marriage hunting.'
Marriage-hunting events, also referred to as 'konkatsu,' are believed to have become popular in Japan beginning in the early 2000s.
They're essentially speed dating events, except that instead of participants looking for a quick fling or relationship, marriage hunting events are meant to help young adults find their husband or wife.
CiP's event added a new layer to marriage-hunting parties by deploying robots to speak for romance-seeking men and women.
Tokyo-based Contents innovation Program (CiP) Association said the robots can help people who are conversationally challenged interact with others, especially when it comes to 'marriage hunting.' Pictured are robots used to
