Inventor Builds Robot Wife 469
Inventor Le Trung must really like the book "The Stepford Wives," because he has built the dream of every lonely man without hope, a robot wife. Le's wife, Aiko, starts the day by reading him the newspaper headlines and they go for a drives in the countryside. Le says his relationship with Aiko hasn't strayed into the bedroom, but a few tweaks could turn her into a sexual partner, even redesigning her to have a simulated orgasm. *Shudder*
Re:Just when you thought japan couldn't get weirde (Score:3, Interesting)
Re:Inspiration..Star Wars robot C3-PO? (Score:5, Interesting)
Fake (Score:5, Interesting)
A couple minutes from the end, he forgets the question briefly, stutters a little, and breaks his usual pace--and she answers the question anyway, even though he hasn't gotten it out yet.
I'm 99% sure this is scripted. There's not much evidence here that she's anything more than a RealDoll Ruxpin. There's probably -some- computer control there, assuming it's not a remote-control Mechanical Turk, given that it responded to the "stop!" commands. The rest? I'll believe it when it's not just him asking the questions.
Inventor's site (Score:3, Interesting)
Is much more informative [projectaiko.com]
For example, you might have guessed that the guy was into anime but reading his resume you have absolute proof.
He did 3 "how-to" books on the subject of drawing in manga style.
Also...
I mean, you got go give it to the guy - he is quick.
If he continues with this tempo he will have his army of robot maids built in no time.
Re:Its a fraud (Score:3, Interesting)
Re:I forget the movie or documentary (Score:3, Interesting)
They want to give plenty of attention to each child, so they tend to have 1-4 kids rather than 7-12.
But unemployed morons on welfare have plenty of time to spend with their dozen children while they're not out looking for a job... or at the bar.
Re:Two responses: (Score:3, Interesting)
Re:I forget the movie or documentary (Score:1, Interesting)
It is actually statistically true that more educated people tend to have fewer children and do so later in life. If there is a correlation between level of education and intelligence, then over time, the population's average intelligence decreases, as intelligence is evolutionarily selected against.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fertility_and_intelligence