Japan makes robot girlfriend for lonely men



By Chika Osaka

updated 11:13 a.m. ET, Tues., June. 17, 2008
TOKYO - She is big-busted, petite, very friendly, and she runs on batteries.

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.

What about the women damnit

We know, we know, someone beat you to it.

http://prince.org/msg/100/273778

Until they invent one that shakes your dice till you hit 7 & 11, I'll pass.

Mach said:

You can always raise cats. Isn't that what lonely women do?

ArielB said:

~ puts Ariel on the do not be nice to list ~



See if I send you any motre positive vibes


you're not nice at all

Faker

UncleGrandpa said:

and with that...