A new robot that has the ability to cry has been revealed at a special showcase at the Waseda University in Tokyo today. The Unhappy Robot, named Kobian, has an expressive, humanoid face that can reveal feelings of happiness, disgust, and sadness… and has even been programmed to wipe away its own robo-tears.

While robots expressing emotions is clearly the first step to our country eventually being run by Robo-Presidents, it’s still a pretty amazing feat. Though, by the looks of it, Crying Robot seems like she’d be a real downer at Robot Parties. Take a look:

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