MOSCOW, Russia: A symbolic Moscow robot wedding paired humanoids Robert and Matilda at the Pushkin Library on July 9, with a robot dog delivering their light bracelets.
Robert, presented as an office worker and technology blogger, exchanged programmed vows with Matilda, a ballerina-style robot. Ceremony host Maria Pantyukhina declared them “robot spouses” after their systems were described as successfully synchronised.
Their robotic dog, Dogmatik, carried the bracelets into the ceremony. The robots then performed coordinated movements, including ballet steps and martial-arts gestures.
کیا کچھ دیکھنا پڑ رہا ھے
روس میں روبوٹس کی شادی رابرٹ اور میٹلڈا نے شادی کر لی ھے اب ان سے چھوٹے چھوٹے یوتھیے روبوٹ پیدا ھوں گے pic.twitter.com/G3pdFlR9Ca
— Muzamil (@muzamil_45) July 11, 2026Operators controlled the robots through remote and telecontrol technology, using virtual-reality equipment to reproduce gestures and movements, according to Russian technology outlet First Technical.
Robert and Matilda had previously appeared at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum 2026, where they interacted with visitors as examples of Russian humanoid technology.
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Anna Bagdasaryan, deputy general director of developer IT-Imperial, said the staged event aimed to attract attention to humanoid robotics and demonstrate potential uses for the machines.
The ceremony was a technology showcase and carried no legal status. Russian media described it as the country’s first symbolic wedding involving humanoid robots.
