Tuesday 13 March 2012

Robot 'girlfriend' and 'boyfriend'?


Robot 'girlfriend' and 'boyfriend'?

If you are still single by age 40, fear not, for you will have an option of dating a Japanese 'girlfriend' or 'boyfriend'.

With the creation of these life-like Japanese robot girlfriend and boyfriend, loneliness will soon be a thing of the past.

These realistic humanoid robots were created by Kokoro, a robot venture and Japan's National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST). The female robot is an exact replica of an actual human model in Japan.

These robots not only look real, they are also able to make a variety of facial expressions and even speak and apparently respond to a variety of questions.

STOMPer IUIU wrote:

"This reminds me of the Japanese manga, Absolute Boyfriend, in which the female protagonist was given a 'perfect boyfriend' (a robot) for a three-day trial!

"Who knows the creators might have drawn their inspiration from the manga!

"Anyhow, I hope the creators can create better-looking male robots, like the ones in the drama adaptations of the manga!

"I wonder how much something like this will cost and whether or not it will be made available to the public."


PS:
Have we really come to this stage that we will need robot as replacement buddy?

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