Japanese Firm Creates Robot Girlfriend for Lonely Men Wednesday, June 18, 2008 She's big-busted, petite, very friendly and she runs on batteries. Sega, best known for its home video game consoles, has introduced a 15-inch tall robotic 'girlfriend' that kisses on command, with a target market of lonely adult men. The robot, named "EMA," which stands for Eternal Maiden Actualization, is designed to pucker up for nearby human heads, entering "love mode" using a series of infrared sensors powered by battery. • Click here for FOXNews.com's Patents and Innovation Center. "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 to Reuters news agency. "She's very lovable and though she's not a human, she can act like a real girlfriend." EMA can also hand out business cards, sing and dance. RelatedStories Not Monkeying Around: Simians Use Brainpower to Direct Robotic Arm Battery-Powered Robot Climbs Rope for 7 Hours in Grand Canyon, Sets Guinness World Record Georgia Tech Snowmobile Robot Soon May Explore Antarctica Dutch Robot Learns to Walk Like a Man Blocked AdSega is hoping to sell 10,000 robotic girlfriends in it's first year and envisions a $10-billion market for artificial intelligence in a decade. The busty bot will be available in Japan in September for around $175. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,368282,00.html
pshhh...my EMA stands for Education Maintenance Allowance xD blow up dolls are no more...Robots are the future..
but then it wouldn't cost 175 it cost 1750 instead.....but i guess they will be replacing sex dolls in the near future
Providing company for someone who feels lonely.. Right.. Don't know why some people would spend 175 bucks on such.. a sad thing.. But heck, this is what technology can do to the world
