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Robot Love

It will soon be possible. But is it desirable?

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6 Stories

  • June 2008

    • I, (Gay) Robot? Radar Rates the Androids

      Radar  |  Jun 29, 08 2:44 PM CDT

      I, (Gay) Robot? Radar Rates the Androids

      (Newser) - Gay marriage in California and Brokeback Mountain's emergence on the opera scene all point to an America that’s "getting its gay on," writes Evan Mulvihill in Radar —including its androids. Using a 'Homometer' (0: asexual; 1: beer and steak; 5: bisexual; 10: flaming), he takes a look at cinema’s most fabulous robots. R2-D2, C-3P0, Star Wars : 9 Hal, 2001: A Space Odyssey : 7   More »

    • Japan Unveils Robot Girlfriend

      Reuters  |  Jun 20, 08 1:53 PM CDT

      Japan Unveils Robot Girlfriend

      (Newser) - If you’re looking for love and the electronic variety is good enough, a Japanese company may have just the thing for you. Sega unveiled “EMA” today (that’s Eternal Maiden Actualization), a 15-inch robotic girlfriend that can find and kiss human faces on command, Reuters reports. The company hopes to sell 10,000—mainly to lonely adult men—in the first year; the retail price is $175. More »

    • Get Ready for Some Hot Robot Lovin'

      AFP  |  Jun 15, 08 5:10 PM CDT

      Get Ready for Some Hot Robot Lovin'

      (Newser) - Human-robot love is no longer the stuff of science fiction, AFP reports. At least one researcher predicts that 40 years from now, robots will tell you stories, make you laugh, and swear that they love you. As for sex, robots will be capable of it in 5 years: It's "a sort of an upgrade of the sex dolls on sale now," one expert said. More »

    • Sex Robots Haunt Franken's Senate Bid

      Bloomberg  |  Jun 9, 08 12:39 PM CDT

      Sex Robots Haunt Franken's Senate Bid

      (Newser) - It’s not easy being a comedian-turned-Senate candidate. Al Franken’s bid to replace first-term Minnesota Republican Norm Coleman has hit some speed bumps lately, Bloomberg reports. Though Franken has nabbed the party’s endorsement, he’s been dogged by bits from his past—like a 2000 Playboy article entitled Porn-O-Rama , which describes human-robot sex in graphic detail—and the GOP isn't hesitating to dredge up more. More »

  • March 2008

    • Robot Dogs Cheer Up Elderly

      Associated Press  |  Mar 1, 08 8:02 AM CST

      Robot Dogs Cheer Up Elderly

      (Newser) - Robot dogs are almost as effective as the real thing in cheering up elderly nursing home residents, a new study at St. Louis University has found. Once the patients had some time to get used to him, researchers say robot mutt AIBO lowered loneliness levels about as well as a lovable therapy dog named Sparky did in a control group, the AP reports. More »

  • October 2007

    • Get Ready for Robot Love

      LiveScience  |  Oct 13, 07 12:28 PM CDT

      Get Ready for Robot Love

      (Newser) - It’s a small step from Roomba to betrothed, says researcher David Levy, whose Ph.D. thesis predicts humans will have sex with and marry robots within half a century. Robots have moved from factories to homes—witness the popularity of Roomba vacuum cleaners—and are becoming more human in appearance. “The question is not if this will happen, but when,” Levy told LiveScience . More »

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Technicians from a Taiwan university adjust a robot in preparations...   (Getty Images)
This recent handout photo made available by Japan's auto giant...   (Getty Images)
A Japanese man reacts as the humanoid robot baby he is holding begins to cry at Japan's largest robot convention in Tokyo Wednesday Nov. 28, 2007.   (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)
EMA (Eternal Maiden Actualization), an interactive robot featuring feminine figure and movements.   (AP Photo/Katsumi Kasahara)
Svedka Vodka's Fembot   (SPIRITS MARQUE ONE, LLC)
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