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Robots that Lust and Reproduce

redcone writes "The Guardian unlimited is reporting that Korean roboticist Kim Jong-Hwan, who founded the robot football (soccer) World Cup, and is the director of the ITRC-Intelligent Robot Research Centre, has developed a series of artificial chromosomes that, he says, will allow robots to feel lusty, and could eventually lead to them reproducing."

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  1. Finally, by 88NoSoup4U88 · · Score: 4, Funny

    A complete Fembot ! :D

    1. Re:Finally, by NardofDoom · · Score: 2, Funny

      A complete fembot would feel lust. Just not for you.

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  2. FCC notified by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    The word "lust" is forbidden on the wider Internet. The FCC, rulers of the Internet, founded by Al Gore, has been notified. Expect a DMCA take down notice shortly.

  3. Anyone think of... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    790 from the series LEXX? That's reason enough not to do it. :-)

  4. Cassanova Dishwasher by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Great, now I have to watch out for my dishwasher humping my leg.

    1. Re:Cassanova Dishwasher by Coneasfast · · Score: 4, Funny

      Great, now I have to watch out for my dishwasher humping my leg.

      2 days later, the leg starts vomitting:

      leg: "i think i'm pregnant, i don't want to put you in a bad position. you can be as involved as you want"
      dishwasher: "but, but, you used protection! you used RCP, robot control pills"
      leg: "i know! i know! ... shit happens"

      etc... etc...

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    2. Re:Cassanova Dishwasher by Rosco+P.+Coltrane · · Score: 4, Funny

      Great, now I have to watch out for my dishwasher humping my leg.

      Do you wear a prosthesis?

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    3. Re:Cassanova Dishwasher by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      Better your leg then your wife?

      While that seems like the /. thing to do, perhaps the three of you could get it going and have a "Menage a Droid"

  5. Great... by True+Freak · · Score: 5, Funny

    Horny Terminators.

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    1. Re:Great... by Leroy_Brown242 · · Score: 4, Funny

      Hey, if it's liquid metal, it can have any kind of manhood it wants!

    2. Re:Great... by kahanamoku · · Score: 4, Funny

      "I'll Be Back..... For More!"

      *shudder* Terminator 4: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Robert Patrick and Kristanna Loken Get it on!

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  6. Getting lusty is one thing... by snuf23 · · Score: 4, Funny

    But they better have compatible hardware.

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    1. Re:Getting lusty is one thing... by Xshare · · Score: 4, Funny

      Hey, non-compatible hardware mating is okay too! Equal rights for all robots! If an A connector wants to marry a B connector, they should be allowed to! Don't bring your religion into this!

  7. How long by HyperChicken · · Score: 2, Funny

    How long before I can take my blank iRobot, goto kidnappster.com, download Lucy Lui, and make out in a movie theater?

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  8. Wow.. by ATAMAH · · Score: 2, Funny

    Well i hope they have sorted out a cooling system, since surely excessive friction will result in a lot of heat and melted metal.

  9. Thus starts.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    ... The Rise of the Machines!

    uh, no pun intended.

  10. This has to be said by Rosco+P.+Coltrane · · Score: 3, Funny

    I for one cannot stand that horrid rampant humanophilia all over the net. It's only for pervbots and it's disgusting.

    Regards,
    Cmdr Data

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  11. pretty cruel by mitchskin · · Score: 5, Funny

    The summary says it will make them feel lusty, but that reproduction is in the future. How cruel is it to make them want to reproduce without being able to?

    Not that I've ever been in their position, of course. Ahem.

    1. Re:pretty cruel by xstonedogx · · Score: 5, Funny

      How cruel is it to make them want to reproduce without being able to?

      Boy are you in the right place.

  12. I for one by Jozer99 · · Score: 2, Funny

    I for one welcome our new horny robot masters.

  13. Robot pr0n? by digitalgimpus · · Score: 2, Funny

    I guess Robot pr0n like this will just become more popular.

    Think we'll have to wait until robots are 18 years old before they can be pr0n stars? I'm not sure if it's good to see robot todler pr0n. Then again, I guess they can be adults from birth... hmm.

    Oh how Congress will have fun debating the legality of robot pr0n.

  14. We already have robots that reproduce... by Black+Art · · Score: 4, Funny

    They are called "Promise Keepers".

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  15. Re:Although I'm sure this is very interesting . . by Leroy_Brown242 · · Score: 2, Funny

    They wouldn't have to evolve. Thousands of the same stupid robots wopuld still be an issue.
    I mean, look how much damage the slashdot community can cause. :)

  16. robots have more fun by SoupGuru · · Score: 3, Funny

    great, now machines will get more luvin than the average slashdotter....

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  17. Just what I need by Tragek · · Score: 4, Funny

    Just what I Need to help my confidence, robots getting it more than I do.

  18. Gives a whole new meaning to.. by howman · · Score: 2, Funny

    that f*ucking computer...

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  19. Re:Sound-Proofing by Antonymous+Flower · · Score: 2, Funny

    Mindless droids that love to hump? Why does this sound so familiar?

  20. True geeks? by Black+Parrot · · Score: 3, Funny


    Robot: I'm horny; I think I'll build a new robot.

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  21. Re:I, for one.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    I'm sure that you do! Bend over...

  22. Code for the male robot by JFMulder · · Score: 5, Funny

    int main() {
    while( 1 ) {
    lust();
    }
    return -1; // We should not get here, return an error code.
    }

  23. What, no refrence to realdoll yet!? by potus98 · · Score: 2, Funny

    This article's been up for an hour and there's been no reference to combining such technology with realdolls? /.ers are getting slow...

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  24. here we go... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    1. artificially intelligent robots
    2. meat-eating robots
    3. lust-filled robots
    4. hybrid AI/meat-eating/lust-filled robots
    5. ?
    6. PROFIT...if you're still around!

  25. Re:Are human desires appropriate for a machine? by CreatureComfort · · Score: 2, Funny


    Wow...

    I didn't know Mick Jagger had a 5-digit ID on slashdot, or that he was a l33t Python programmer.

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