Stepford Guide

A Japanese girl, right, smiles as the information robot ``Actroid'' speaks to visitors during a press preview of the Aichi Expo 2005 in Nagakute, central Japan, yesterday. The robot, co-developed by Japan's Kokoro Corp and Advanced Media Inc, will be working as an official multilingual receptionist at the world fair, which starts on Friday.Mar 20, 2005

PHOTO: AP