Fortune Telling Robot.

These little guys spit out precorded fortunes in 4 language for a tiny fee. [Headphones not in the picture.]

In a world where mouthy parrots 'reveal sex secrets', in India some prophetic ones reveal your future with a flick of their acicular beaks. Even the most practical Mumbaikers sometimes fall prey to the inevitable necessity of fatalism. From parrots to palmists to fortune telling robots to fortune cookie sized insights on your mobile phone all seem to feed on ones urge to explore the future tense. Nowadays, in an urban spread like Mumbai your traditional corner street palmist has given away to tarot card readers, clairvoyant computers, numerologists and even people who read your fortune in a cup of Turkish coffee.

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inglian says:

Absolutely fantastic shot! The unusual subject, the light reflected on the boy, and a background full of interest all combine to make this an instant favourite.
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nickgraywfu says:

Holy Cow, you found it?!
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naashna says:

Nice shot, nice colors and details
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Huma Imtiaz says:

how does this 'robot' work? spews fortunes in the form of print outs? :)
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lecercle says:

inglian - thanks , their quiet fun really.

nick - my assignment was to find where these robots are made, have seemed to locate that as of yet.

naashna - thanks.

huma - I wish they could spew out fortunes in print out form for easy reference. Actually the robot comes with a matching pair of headphones, he/she/it then through a pre-recorded message forsees you're future.
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Saad.Akhtar says:

I love these robots. This is a small one, I've seen 5 foot robots with a bunch of headphones playing the same "fortune" over and over. And people DO listen seriously.

Nice background also.
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Celeste33 says:

The boy seems to be taking his job very seriously, lol.
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magiceye says:

lovely capture!
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Lucy in London says:

I love the subject and the composition is good.
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demondutt says:

hey great portrait of the robot man! I had photographed one in Juhu back in December. I don't know if you have seen it ..

Temme what you think.
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gridskipper [deleted] says:

Nominated for the Gridskipper Photo Contest: www.gridskipper.com/travel/gridskipper/gridsk ipper-photo-...
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lecercle says:

OHH gridskipper a honour !!
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insane jane says:

Great pic, so India :o)
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bindifry says:

that's fun! nice blogging, too.
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tomato umlaut says:

I'm in hibernation! When did robots take over the parrot business? Where did you take this?
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ron_red2002 says:

very bad
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Marcela says:

This is a great picture.
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perfectlymadebirds says:

Please post this robot to:
www.flickr.com/groups/pakistanistarfleetacade my/
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Bert Kommerij says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Media Me, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
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Bert Kommerij says:

Thanks for adding to Media Me!
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Mijonju says:

hahaha great i wish it could tell mine.
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

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