Thursday - December 11, 2008

COMPUTER GEEK BUILDS HIS OWN GIRLFRIEND … STILLS AND VIDEO. BIZARRE BUT INTERESTING.

Hey, was it the Mills Bros. or the Ink Spots who once sang,

I’m gonna buy a paper doll that I can call my own.

I didn’t post the whole article here so use the link provided for more photos and text.
It is interesting but ..... ??  Don’t know.  Kinda creepy having this around wouldn’t ya think?

Hey, remember an episode of The Twilight Zone with this very subject?  Stared the late Jack Warden.  Hmm. Funny I recall that.

Computer geek too busy for romance builds himself the perfect girlfriend

By Daily Mail Reporter
Last updated at 9:06 AM on 11th December 2008

If blind dates, speed dating or websites haven’t led you to the love of your life, you could always take a leaf out of inventor Le Trung’s book - and build your perfect partner.

The 33-year-old has created Aiko - a ‘twenty-something’ robot who not only looks feminine and sexy but also does household chores and his accounts.

But despite her shiny hair and 32-23-33 figure, Aiko - whose name means love child - is no trophy partner.

She is accomplished too with a talent for maths and a 13,000-sentence vocabulary - in English and Japanese. She can also recognise faces, read aloud from a newspaper and give directions.

Aiko, a fembot made from silicone and A.I. technology, is a genuine labour of love for Mr Trung.

He has taken out credit cards and loans, sold his car and spent his life savings on perfecting the machine - at a cost so far of £14,000.

The former software programmer, from Ontario, Canada, said he never had time to find a real wife but has not built Aiko as a sexual partner - although she is touch-sensitive and reacts if she is shown affection or is hurt.

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Posted by peiper     on 12/11/2008 at 12:05 PM   
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