Female Robot News Anchor Gives First Presentation

Xinhua, China's state-run news agency, had its first female robot news anchor cover its first story on Sunday. According to the The Daily Mail, the first female robot news anchor gave its first news report Sunday in China. The robot named Xin Xiaomeng was designed by Xinhua and programmed by Sogou.com to "read texts as naturally as a professional anchor." It was designed to resemble real-life journalist Qu Meng. The robot gave a presentation on a news story about politicians appearing in Bejing for the annual legislative session in China, which is widely considered to be the biggest political event of the year in China.