Sci/Tech Japan's robot for lonely men

[The Helper]

TOKYO - She is big-busted, petite, very friendly, and she runs on batteries.

A Japanese firm has produced a 38 cm (15 inch) tall robotic girlfriend that kisses on command, to go on sale in September for around US$175, with a target market of lonely adult men.

Using her infrared sensors and battery power, the diminutive damsel named "EMA" puckers up for nearby human heads, entering what designers call its "love mode".

Read all about it here.

 

[Fatmankev]

If I ever get so desperate as to buy a $175 foot-and-a-half tall robot to kiss me, then please, put a godamned gun to my head an shoot me, 'cuz I must be 100% out of my mind.

 

[monoVertex]

You can get one of these and you would get a lot better and a lot cheaper lol.

 

[DDRtists]

I'm so going to buy one for the lulz. xD

 

[MeRcChRiS]

dude my dog would eat that...

 

[Ninva]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=QnyJ4bj21-w

http://youtube.com/watch?v=XURwywVOmWA

I don't think people want it for "enjoyment" or "love." I believe young men are just interested by these big toy gadgets. I mean, it does seem like a cool little toy to tinker with. No sexual pun intended.

 

[SFilip]

 

[Blackveiled]

Qft.

 

[Andyoyo]

I didnt know SEGA made this. How'd the awesome sonic the hedgehog company come to this D:. Also I thought SEGA was bought out by Nintendo early 00's, maybe it was just their VG rights

 

[BANANAMAN]

If I ever get so desperate as to buy a $175 foot-and-a-half tall robot to kiss me, then please, put a godamned gun to my head an shoot me, 'cuz I must be 100% out of my mind.

Can i burn you to a crisp and then shoot you in the head instead?

 

[juty]

Who owns the other 22%? lol back on topic i agree with Fatmankev

 

[Seb!]

Who owns the other 22%? lol back on topic i agree with Fatmankev

The internet. But I also agree with fatmankev.

 

[BANANAMAN]

Japan, home to almost half the world's 800,000 industrial robots, envisions a $10-billion market for artificial intelligence in a decade.

That better be Normal AI and not f*k*d up AI