the mascot is a robot?

'It isn’t allowed? What about earthquake? It isn’t, but however it quaked!'

I looked at the man. He was in short temper and seemed so emotional that he was at a loss of what to do. After a while he continued, 'It's the robotics industry that counts.'

'Wait, what do you mean by robotics? What does that to do with the would-be sixth mascot?'

'Because the mascot would be a robot.'

'You mean like a robot that looks like human, that can move?'

'Should be.' The man replied, but with hesitation.

'Should be? I don't think we have that kind of technology...'