Thursday, June 19, 2008

Japan's Robot for Lonely Men

More and more robots for lovin' instead of fightin'. What's up with that? I want Terminators, Sentinels, Decepticons, et cetera, not Weird Science.

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".

CLICK HERE FOR THE REST OF THE STORY

No comments: