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The Science of Human-Robot Love

Posted by samzenpus on from the don't-let-anyone-catch-you-loving-the-robot dept.

An anonymous reader writes "By harnessing a new sphere of science called 'lovotics', Hooman Samani, an artificial intelligence researcher at the Social Robotics Lab at the National University of Singapore, believes it is possible to engineer love between humans and robots. Samani's robots have artificial psychological and biological systems that mimic the human brain and endocrine systems, and use movements, sounds, and lights to show their mood and level of affection for a human."

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  1. Movements and sounds of human/machine love? by Kamiza+Ikioi · · Score: 4, Funny

    Bzzzzzzz.....

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  2. I AM DILDOTRON by GameboyRMH · · Score: 4, Funny

    I AM HERE FOR THE PLEASURE EXPERIMENT MADAM. Please ignore my cardboard body, I am merely a prototype.

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  3. Robosexuality is a sin! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Don't date robots! http://www.hulu.com/watch/4510/futurama-anti-robot-propaganda

  4. The end result by Bob+the+Super+Hamste · · Score: 3, Funny

    We all know what the end result of this will be:
    Obligatory XKCD

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