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Japan makes robot girlfriend for lonely men TOKYO - She is big-busted, petite, very friendly, and she runs on batteries.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25209226/ A Japanese firm has produced a 15-inch tall robotic girlfriend that kisses on command, to go on sale in September for around $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." "Strong, tough and battle-ready are some of the words often associated with robots, but we wanted to break that stereotype and provide a robot that's sweet and interactive," said Minako Sakanoue, a spokeswoman for the maker, Sega Toys. "She's very lovable and though she's not a human, she can act like a real girlfriend." EMA, which stands for Eternal Maiden Actualization, can also hand out business cards, sing and dance, with Sega hoping to sell 10,000 in the first year. Japan, home to almost half the world's 800,000 industrial robots, envisions a $10-billion market for artificial intelligence in a decade.  | |
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....im sure i've seen an anime with a similar theme to this | |
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Now I have seen it all.  | |
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What are her hands made of, and why are there wires going to them?  | |
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I am lonely, I am alone but I will never be this desperate of disillusioned by life, I am still trying to avoid ever buying a blowup doll or sex toy, that robot would push a man over the edge. I'd kiss a hooker before I'd kiss a toy, any type of toy. Jeux Sans Frontiers | |
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baroque said: ....im sure i've seen an anime with a similar theme to this
Chobits | |
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Crazy Japanese,
why they gotta be like that? Are they so emotionally distant that they get their contact from mechanical devices?  | |
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wildgoldenhoney said: Crazy Japanese,
why they gotta be like that? Are they so emotionally distant that they get their contact from mechanical devices?
Wait... what does that say about me and my computer?  | |
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Anxiety said:
good point!  | |
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I FUCKING LOVE
best. company. ever. RIP 1958-2016 Prince  RIP 1947-2016 David Bowie
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ToraToraDreams said: baroque said: ....im sure i've seen an anime with a similar theme to this
Chobits oh yeah! | |
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That Japnese dude is kinda cute. surviving on the thought of loving you, it's just like the water
I ain't felt this way in years... | |
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Is it easy to rinse her out though? After all we're talking about a robot gf for lonely men... | |
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KidaDynamite said: That Japnese dude is kinda cute.
I like his little smile | |
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ZombieKitten said: That looks like Rosie's husband from the Jetson's!  surviving on the thought of loving you, it's just like the water
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PaisleyPark5083 said: KidaDynamite said: That Japnese dude is kinda cute.
I like his little smile Why the frown? surviving on the thought of loving you, it's just like the water
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I kiss my teddy bears all the time, regardless of my relationship status of the moment. Some are really silky soft 
I guess I'm good for therapy:) UncleGrandpa said: I am lonely, I am alone but I will never be this desperate of disillusioned by life, I am still trying to avoid ever buying a blowup doll or sex toy, that robot would push a man over the edge. I'd kiss a hooker before I'd kiss a toy, any type of toy. | |
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| What will those crazy Japanese think of next.
And that smoking robit looks awesome! Receiving transmission from David Bowie's nipple antenna. Do you read me Lieutenant Bowie, I said do you read me...Lieutenant Bowie | |
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KidaDynamite said: That Japnese dude is kinda cute.
But do you think he'd pick you over that robot? 
I don't know, he looks kind of smitten with that thing... | |
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"She's very lovable and though she's not a human, she can act like a real girlfriend."
that quote worries me ... I think I'll pass | |
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it's so romantic   | |
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KidaDynamite said: PaisleyPark5083 said: I like his little smile Why the frown? this is a frown--->  this is a "I feel weird for thinking the guy with the robotic woman, is hot" emoticon.---> | |
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PaisleyPark5083 said: KidaDynamite said: Why the frown? this is a frown---> this is a "I feel weird for thinking the guy with the robotic woman, is hot" emoticon.---> Ohhh! Okay, I got you! surviving on the thought of loving you, it's just like the water
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wildgoldenhoney said: KidaDynamite said: That Japnese dude is kinda cute.
But do you think he'd pick you over that robot?
I don't know, he looks kind of smitten with that thing... Hey, he's cute but he's no Bruce Lee, so he can keep the robot! surviving on the thought of loving you, it's just like the water
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XxAxX said: TOKYO - She is big-busted, petite, very friendly, and she runs on batteries.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25209226/ A Japanese firm has produced a 15-inch tall robotic girlfriend that kisses on command, to go on sale in September for around $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." "Strong, tough and battle-ready are some of the words often associated with robots, but we wanted to break that stereotype and provide a robot that's sweet and interactive," said Minako Sakanoue, a spokeswoman for the maker, Sega Toys. "She's very lovable and though she's not a human, she can act like a real girlfriend." EMA, which stands for Eternal Maiden Actualization, can also hand out business cards, sing and dance, with Sega hoping to sell 10,000 in the first year. Japan, home to almost half the world's 800,000 industrial robots, envisions a $10-billion market for artificial intelligence in a decade. 17 inches! 
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KidaDynamite said: wildgoldenhoney said: But do you think he'd pick you over that robot?
I don't know, he looks kind of smitten with that thing... Hey, he's cute but he's no Bruce Lee, so he can keep the robot! My childhood hero! 
Oh, and he's chinese...  [Edited 6/18/08 18:29pm] | |
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wildgoldenhoney said: KidaDynamite said: Hey, he's cute but he's no Bruce Lee, so he can keep the robot! My childhood hero!
Oh, and he's chinese...
[Edited 6/18/08 18:29pm] Oh, Chinese sorry Bruce! 
But OMG those pics  surviving on the thought of loving you, it's just like the water
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