A Japanese couple have become the first in the world to be married by a robot.

The I-Fairy robot wore a wreath of flowers to direct the rooftop wedding of Tomohiro Shibata 42, and bride Satoko Inouye, 36, at a Tokyo restaurant. In a tinny voice, I-Fairy asked the groom to "please lift the bride's veil" as the newlyweds kissed in front of about 50 guests.

Wires led out from beneath it to a black curtain a few feet away, where a man crouched and clicked commands into a computer. Japan has one of the most advanced robotics industries in the world, with the government actively supporting the field for future growth.

Industrial models in factories are now standard, but recently Japanese companies are making a push to inject robots into everyday life.

They'll need to push a bit harder if they're going to use names like I-Fairy!

Probably not the best robot to pick...

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