Artificial e-Skin Brings Mankind a Step Closer to Fembot Reality (Kinda NSFW)
August 10, 2008 by Rico Mossesgeld
Filed under Robots
Yes, the Femisapien was a evolutionary step towards fulfilling mankind’s desire for artificial—yet always willing—pleasure-tainment. Now just imagine robots that can sense and enjoy touch.
Of course, the (Japanese!) researchers had to come up with a rational explanation, to give this seedy enterprise a morally-acceptable facade:
“Without human skin-like sensitivity, robots cannot be used in everyday life. Imagine the danger if a robot did not recognise when it had accidentally bumped into a young child,” New Scientist magazine quoted Takao Someya of the University of Tokyo as saying. (medindia.com)
Whatever man, just be sure to let us know when you can make the skin look real. We can’t wait for the day when the hardware driving pleasure dummies becomes obsolete as soon as you take it out of the box!
Image courtesy of myportfolio.net
