So nobody actually claimed they were robots. This article is just sensationalist clickbait garbage for people who really want to see a chinese company get “BUSTED!” for something. Twitter replies are full of racism.
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tardigrada@beehaw.org 2 weeks agoIt’s in the article:
Why the company chose to hire human cosplayers for last week’s World Robot Conference remains unclear. Were they hired as “booth babes,” an outdated and sexist form of promotion? Or were they purposefully there to trick attendees into thinking they were robots?
Given the reception of the videos on social media, it’s possible it’s a mix of both.
PatheticGroundThing@beehaw.org 2 weeks ago
tardigrada@beehaw.org 2 weeks ago
@PatheticGroundThing It really helps if you read the entire article before posting.
altima_neo@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
Asian countries are still going all in on “booth babes”, so that’s probably it.
Comment105@lemm.ee 2 weeks ago
I mean it still works for getting attention, but it’s not exactly respectable and there are some people who really don’t like them.