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Inventor Builds Robot Wife

Posted by samzenpus on from the you-lonely-lonely-man dept.

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*

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  1. I forget the movie or documentary by rolfwind · · Score: 4, Funny

    But it starts with the premise that dumb people breed... a LOT. While the smart people, well, this here is one extreme.

    Giving us the resulting societies we are in.

    1. Re:I forget the movie or documentary by rekica · · Score: 3, Funny

      .. assuming humans are the smarter versions, which is not yet proven.

    2. Re:I forget the movie or documentary by duvie · · Score: 5, Funny

      Yes, I saw that. Quite the nice documentary, it was.

  2. Two responses: by Farmer+Tim · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...even redesigning her to have a simulated orgasm. *Shudder*

    1) Nope, not convincing

    2) So it faithfully reproduces every aspect of a real wife? Except that it has an off switch*...

    * /me is going to hell for that one

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    1. Re:Two responses: by ElectricRook · · Score: 4, Funny

      faithfully reproduces every aspect of a real wife
      That must mean there is a very advanced random behavior generator on-board.
      Otherwise, it'd be about as much fun as watching a digital clock click off the time.

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    2. Re:Two responses: by apodyopsis · · Score: 3, Funny

      I would rather it had an ON switch so I could turn it...

      oh wait.

  3. No, no by Strange+Ranger · · Score: 4, Funny

    even redesigning her to have a simulated orgasm. *Shudder*

    Don't you mean *Quiver*

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    1. Re:No, no by D-Cypell · · Score: 5, Funny

      In any case, it sounds to me like he has designed himself a robot *girlfriend* at the moment. When it is capable of having a simulated headache, we can upgrade it to 'wife' status.

    2. Re:No, no by argStyopa · · Score: 4, Funny

      Note, it DOESN'T have sex. Ergo, "wife" not "girlfriend".

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  4. Re:Inspiration..Star Wars robot C3-PO? by mewshi_nya · · Score: 5, Funny

    "even redesigning her to have a simulated orgasm."

    Like ALL women! AMAZING!

  5. Why? by gacl · · Score: 5, Funny

    Come on! . . Why would the readers of Slashdot be interested in this type of subject?

    Wait a second. . .

  6. Re:What's wrong with this picture? by Xaoswolf · · Score: 4, Funny

    but it feels sooooo right

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  7. dude like wth by jonas_sten · · Score: 4, Funny

    dont make "your wife" jokes to this guy, she will find you and chase you around with a truck to ultimatly be thrown in a smelter "come with me if you want to live" ~Sumer Glau

  8. The guy is obviously a freak. by Atario · · Score: 5, Funny

    I mean, he had the chance to design his own wife, and look how flat-chested he made her.

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    1. Re:The guy is obviously a freak. by bledri · · Score: 4, Funny

      > Some of us like women like that ;)

      Robotic? (Sorry, lack of impulse control...)

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    2. Re:The guy is obviously a freak. by VShael · · Score: 4, Funny

      He's Japanese and he didn't design her to look like a teenage school-girl.

      I'm confused.

    3. Re:The guy is obviously a freak. by Muad'Dave · · Score: 5, Funny

      he didn't design her to look like a teenage school-girl... with tentacles. Fixed that for you.

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  9. Harcourt!!!! by kimgkimg · · Score: 3, Funny

    Harcourt Fenton Mudd!!!

  10. It's an old story by Xtifr · · Score: 4, Funny

    It's an old, old story: boy meets girl, boy loses girl, boy builds girl.

    (Shamelessly stolen from my uncle the science fiction writer.)

  11. Re:What's wrong with this picture? by osu-neko · · Score: 3, Funny

    "... He needs to learn to be less controlling if he wants to have a good relationship with real people."

    Given what he's trying to do here, I would say your if clause is false.

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  12. Sudo by BountyX · · Score: 5, Funny

    Reminds me of that xkcd cartoon...

    Man: Aiko, make me a sandwhich.
    Aiko: Access denied.
    Man: Aiko, sudo make me a sandwhich.
    Aiko: Turkey, or ham?

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  13. Aiko/Real Doll by k-macjapan · · Score: 4, Funny

    It'll be interesting when people can order customized versions of this... I can imagine the shop will get calls similar to this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-Irs1ewDoM one of my favourite prank calls. Enjoy

  14. obligatory... by heitikender · · Score: 5, Funny

    ... can you imagine a beowulf cluster of those. Ok, even two would do. Twins, maybe ...

  15. Re:Inspiration..Star Wars robot C3-PO? by JoelMeow · · Score: 4, Funny

    Advanced technology is indistinguishable from a sufficiently rigged demo.

  16. Re:Inspiration..Star Wars robot C3-PO? by jonaskoelker · · Score: 3, Funny

    "great, I can make a robot! ... now what can I do with it?"

    Well...

    I for one welcome our new robot dominatricies...

  17. Re:Inspiration..Star Wars robot C3-PO? by mevets · · Score: 3, Funny

    You do know that the Sun has other sections more appropriate for nerds http://www.page3.com/

  18. Because everyone knows that by rodney+dill · · Score: 5, Funny

    Building, programming, and maintaining a fully functional female robot is easier and cheaper than understanding the real thing.

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