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Japan to Market Robotic Girlfriend to Lonely Men

By Alex in Science & Tech on Jun 18, 2008 at 1:08 pm


Lonely men, listen up: Japan (who else?) has come to your rescue by introducing EMA (Eternal Maiden Actualisation) robot that can be your girlfriend:

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."

Link (Photo: Kim Kyung-hoon/Reuters) – Thanks Pam!


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  1. rainbow
    Jun 18th, 2008 at 1:35 pm

    Wow, "Lolita" (my inflatable doll) is jealous.

  2. Mr. T
    Jun 18th, 2008 at 1:48 pm

    That is a rather a poor substitute. I much prefer the real thing myself. Like they said in South Pacific, "there ain't nothing like a dame!"

  3. heather
    Jun 18th, 2008 at 2:20 pm

    Wow. That's...um...immensely creepy. If I went to a guy's apartment and saw this sitting on the coffee table, I'd do a 180 fast.

  4. Donald
    Jun 18th, 2008 at 2:27 pm

    I'm still waiting for the day they develop life like Bio Androids for sex. Get to it, people!

    This thing is at best made for a lonely Robosapien.

  5. SenorMysterioso
    Jun 18th, 2008 at 3:01 pm

    Cherry 2000

  6. kid_icarus
    Jun 18th, 2008 at 4:13 pm

    do you think age of conan people will be getting these?

  7. firithlotiel
    Jun 18th, 2008 at 4:19 pm

    Chobits... the beginning?

  8. munky
    Jun 18th, 2008 at 5:08 pm

    "love mode"?

    Not buying one unless there's a wank mode...

  9. Ali S.
    Jun 18th, 2008 at 7:57 pm

    @ SenorMysterioso

    HAHAHAHA! I spat my coffee all over myself reading that. Nice. :D

  10. Rocky
    Jun 18th, 2008 at 8:18 pm

    Ah, good. As if Japan's birthrate wasn't in freefall enough. Can the Japanese finally create a robot they don't want to have sex with?

  11. tripleX
    Jun 19th, 2008 at 4:40 am

    I've heard that Japanese men are small equipped, but this is ridiculous!

  12. Capella
    Jun 19th, 2008 at 7:19 am

    Hmm, so many questions...
    What kind or ports does it come with?
    Can you hook up an iPod to it?
    Will it blend?

  13. Thomas
    Jun 19th, 2008 at 2:05 pm

    I'd be highly surprised if it didn't blend.

  14. some yeti
    Jun 19th, 2008 at 4:37 pm

    "Cherry 2000"

    thats what ive put in the 'Name' field for every computer ive owned in the last 13 years.

  15. Kittie
    Jun 19th, 2008 at 5:56 pm

    This reminds me of that skit on Robot Chicken where they're presenting this robot to a class or something and the only questions are "Can you f-ck it?"

  16. arkityp
    Jun 20th, 2008 at 9:46 am

    i'm not sure why men have to resort to this when there are plenty of awesome single girls (like me) out there!

  17. Jimbo
    Jun 23rd, 2008 at 5:37 am

    But will it just hold my Fleshlight?

  18. irfan gungor
    Aug 24th, 2008 at 2:21 am

    DEAR LADIES..HELLO...
    I AM AUSTRALIAN BOTH TURKISH,60 YEARS OLD,RETIRED TEACHER,I WANT CORRESSPONDING BY MY E-MAIL WITH LADIES.
    Mr.irfan.gungor.@hotmail.com.

  19. fed up
    May 23rd, 2009 at 10:55 am

    Bullshit there are 0 awesome single girls out there. An awesome girl would actually want sex and ask for it on the internet. This never happens!

    I'm going to make a proper robot gf one day because its the only way me and alot of other good guys are ever going to get laid. Then we dont have to put up with all this depressing misandrist commentary anymore.

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