Robot Mannequin
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In fact, in ten years of perform
ing, Suzette has never laughed,
smiled, coughed, sneezed or
otherwise acted out of character
while on her black box. The clos
est she ever came to breaking the
illusion of being a robot came one
time when she had a cold. “I had
to take a ‘time-out’ and get down
off the box and cough,” she said
during her break. The longest she
can maintain her concentration is
two and a half hours; however,
because Farm Show performances
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were eight hours a day for six
straight days, she took a break
every hour. To signal an upcom
ing break, Suzette made a “time
out” sign with her hands, then
jumped off the box, much to the
delight of the crowd.
Although perfectly controlled
on the job, Suzette is charming
and personable when off the box.
Her warm smile and animated
face are a complete contrast to the
deadpan expression she wears
while performing.
Even though Suzette’s eyes do
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not appear to focus while she is
performing, she said she uses her
peripheral vision to see who in the
crowd does not have the promo
tional items she is distributing.
Her rare blinks are almost
unnoticeable.
Suzette’s career started in shop
ping malls in Delaware, where she
did freeze modelling pretending
to be a mannequin. She also work
ed in the office of a baking com
pany, and was asked to use her
modelling skills to promote the
bakery’s products. She wore a tux
edo and handed out samples in
supermarkets.
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Now, she works full-time as a
robot mannequin at food shows,
conventions, and agricultural
fairs.
Contrary to appearances, Suzet
te is totally aware of spectators. “I
have to look for someone to pick
on,” she said, “and see who
doesn’t have the promotion I’m
handing out.”
Although her face and eyes
remain completely expressionless,
Suzette uses small gestures to
entertain the crowd. She beckons
small children to her with a seem
ingly mechanical finger. Some
times, when someone takes a bro
chure from her. she holds on to it
so they have to pull it slightly.
Then she rocks back and forth as
though the person has pulled her
off balance.
After an eight hour day of this,
Suzette’s muscles ache a bit, and
her eyes are tired from the Farm
Show’s dusty atmosphere. “It
might catch up to me once I’m
old,” she said with a laugh.
The University of Delaware
graduate likes to run during her
lime off, but otherwise docs no
special exercises for her perfor
mances. Just before climbing onto
the box, she relaxes and becomes
aware of her body. A few limes,
she has “gotten up there in a stupid
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position and couldn’t fix it,” she
said.
Suzette’s appearance at Farm
Show was jointly sponsored by
The American Dairy Association,
the Mid-Atlantic Milk Marketing
Association, the Mid-Eastern
United Dairy Industry Associa
tion, and the Pennsylvania Dairy
Promotion Program.
Bill Snilcher, Marketing Direc
tor of MAMMA, had seen Suzctte
at various trade shows and was
instrumental in bringing her to
Farm Show. “The response to her
has been outstanding,” he said.
“She’s a show-stopper.”
Suzette performed in front of a
huge mural of a REAL SEAL.
“The REAL SEAL has been
named the single most recogniz
able emblem in the food business
today,” Snitcher said. “Suzette is
helping us drive home the mes
sage of REAL.”
When Suzette hears someone in
the crowd saying, “Is she real?”
she obligingly points to the patch
on her bright red sweater which
proclaims, “I’m for REAL Dairy
Products.”
Suzette enjoys her job and con
siders it fun. “I feel good that little
kids get such a thrill, or when I
wink at someone and it makes
their day,” she said.
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