"This was a lot of fun. I think that Japanese have a strong sense that robots are our friends. Those in the robot industry mostly understand this, but people mainly want robots near them that serve some purpose," said bride Satoko Inoue, 36, who works at manufacturer Kokoro。

　　任職于Kokoro公司的36歲的新娘井上聰子說：“讓機器人來主持婚禮真的很有意思。我覺得日本人有一種把機器人看作人類朋友的強烈意識。在機器人領域工作的人都十分理解這一點，但人們主要還是想讓身邊的機器人為他們做些事情。”

　　The I-Fairy sells for about 6.3 million yen ($68,000) and three are in use in Singapore, the US and Japan, according to company spokeswoman Kayako Kido。

　　據Kokoro公司女發言人木戶加代子介紹，每部“愛精靈”售價約630萬日元(6.8萬美元)，目前有三部分別在新加坡、美國和日本供使用。