The Japanese robot, Genghis, was the first robot to be elected as a member of the city council in the town of Tsukuba, - Apparently.
The Japanese robot, Genghis, was the first robot to be elected as a member of the city council in the town of Tsukuba, Japan in 1997. Genghis was a humanoid robot developed by the Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International (ATR) and was designed to assist with tasks such as interacting with citizens and collecting data. Genghis was voted in as a member of the city council by the townspeople, marking a first for a robot in a municipal election.