Macross fan builds fembot

[danth]

Is this old news? Ontario man builds real-life female android

[Valkyrie addict]

WOW...that's..........................................sad

I particularly like these sentences

- "he 33-year-old told CTV.ca in a phone interview from his parents' home in Brampton, Ont. " probably from his basement

- "While Trung, who has worked as a software programmer in recent years, has been unemployed for the past three months, he has worked steadily on Project Aiko -- an effort that has brought him closer than ever to reaching his dream." can you say Stepford wive!! haha

- "but it looks creepy when you touch it and it doesn't look as real," no, YOU'RE creepy

- "Aiko can also distinguish between types of touch to her body and can even make toast. " creepier

- "But within a few short hours, the searching algorithm inadvertently brought her to some adult websites that allowed Aiko to pick up some "new words" that Trung had not intended for her to learn." yeah right...the dude creates a robot but couldn't filter the websearchs for adult content

HAHAHA, ok, in all seriousness... cool stuff, about time robots stopped looking like tables

[Valkyrie Nut]

To quote a Robot Chicken sketch I saw last night related to fembots: "Can you f@&k it?"

Seriously though, I'm impressed and hope he can continue his dreams in robot development

[sharky]

I'm just curious where you insert the bread to make toast.

[bandit29]

Saw that last night on TV..cool in one way..pathetic in another...maybe it will lead to something useful..but in the meantime..

go get a hooker or a C-list porn star they're cheaper

Edited December 12, 2008 by bandit29

[danth]

go get a hooker or a C-list porn star they're cheaper

Seriously, $20,000 coulda bought a whole lotta pooty.

[anime52k8]

WOW...that's..........................................sad

sad is a nice way of putting it. I was going to go with creepy.

[Ginrai]

This abomination is horrifying. Uncanny valley.

[Ghost Train]

Judgement day... it's coming

DU DUUN DUUN DUUN DUN.

[Keith]

True, but 20,000 gives him a lot more access, and a lot less herpies & aids.

::starts humming Chobits theme:::

lol

[David Hingtgen]

And he didn't make her look like Milia?

[Keith]

And he didn't make her look like Milia?

If he'd waited another year, he could have made her look like Grace

[Dante74]

True, but 20,000 gives him a lot more access, and a lot less herpies & aids.

::starts humming Chobits theme:::

lol

Dude, it's a ROBOT.

[David Hingtgen]

I wasn't going to say that, but you know I was thinking it.

[Wes]

sad is a nice way of putting it. I was going to go with creepy.

OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH sure. Just because a guy has a thing for female-like robots something's WRONG with him...

[Dante74]

"Anything I don't know, she doesn't know," Trung said.

I guess sex is out of the question afterall then.

[Keith]

"Anything I don't know, she doesn't know," Trung said.

I guess sex is out of the question afterall then.

ZIIINNGG!

[Keith]

Dude, it's a ROBOT.

Which is exactly why it has yet to sue him for sexual harrassment. Although, if you build your own robot, and have sex with it, is that incest? Will he start his own organization? NAMRLA?

Edited December 12, 2008 by Keith

[badboy00z]

Is it weird to think "she"'s kind of cute? She resembles some Asian pop star or something. *hides*

[azrael]

Freud would would go to town on this guy...if he were alive.

[Dante74]

Which is exactly why it has yet to sue him for sexual harrassment. Although, if you build your own robot, and have sex with it, is that incest? Will he start his own organization? NAMRLA?

He taught it to speak making it nearly impossible for him to enjoy having sex with it anyway.

How would that work any way?;

Aiko:"a little lower dear."

Le:"Here?"

Aiko:"No no no! That's not it, higher!.

Le:"Here?"

Aiko:"That's it"

Le:"Haaaaa,..."

Aiko:"You're done allready? What the..."

[Slammer]

oh whoo, an android.while cool he was able to make something newsworthy in a basement of all places, I`m somehow getting the feeling this is about as far as it`ll get before SOMEONE out there interferes...be it goverment, businesses or religious reasons. and sex with her? yeah, that`ll be fun.don`t forget to wash her out after you`re done.

[Macross007]

Aiko is creppy as f*ck.

That thing is the real deal for all of us Macross nerds :

AKIBA ROBOT FESTIVAL 2006: Actroid Female Robot

Actroid DER2 fembot - Face expressions

Actroid DER2 fembot - Introduction

Edited December 13, 2008 by Macross007

[Zentrandude]

Its all good till she leaves you because she catches you in bed with linux.

Waits for some kind of plug and play joke to pop up.

[Keith]

No plug in play jokes, but her general attitude leaves me to believe it must have been time for her monthly update

[VFTF1]

This is AWESOME!!!

I am amazed and it doesn't surprise me that the guy built in in his basement:)

I think this guy should be given a Nobel Prize in Science AND in literature (because his creation is poetry!)

I bow my head before this God amongst men

Pete

[Excillon]

I don't care what that guy says. If he dropped 20,000 and sculpted it a silcone vagina, he's f**king it. Probably didn't make it walk so it couldn't run away from him. I love the simulated orgasm part. Like anyone cares if she has an orgasm...

[VFTF1]

Like anyone cares if she has an orgasm...

Uh - actually it pays to care if she has an orgasm

Pete

[Excillon]

Uh - actually it pays to care if she has an orgasm

Pete

Been married 10 years, never had any problems or complaints (well, about that anyway other than "you want what?! what time is it?! You expect me to do what after I had to do all those dishes?! You never cook me dinner anymore! Where's my backrub! You just want to get laid, you don't love me! The kids might wake up! Where's my new laptop, huh?!") Wait a minute...maybe this guys got a good idea. F**k this, gimmie the goddamned robot!!!!!!!!!!! BTW, I meant who cares if a ROBOT has an orgasm.

Seriously though, gimmie the f**king robot, I'm sooooooooooo not playing.

[akt_m]

Looks very weird, good for a horror movie maybe.

They should just do a robot body guard that looks like a Terminator capable of firing a shotgun. Nobody would try to steal a bank.

[Noriko Takaya]

Yeah, I may be sick, but at least I'm honest.

[wolfx]

"Does she have breasts? I will say yes. Does she have nipples? I will say yes. Does she have a vagina? I will say yes. Are there sensors there? I will say yes," he said.

"Do I sleep with her? No."

YOU'RE LYING!!!

[lord_breetai]

YOU'RE LYING!!!

You see, she does not sleep, and he does not loose conciousness next to her, so what he told you is true, from a certain point of view.

[hobbes221]

... from a certain point of view.

Right Obi Wan

[VFTF1]

Maybe he's what Agent One might call a "Victim of Macross 7" ?

In all seriousness though - I think his achievement is amazing and it is just so cool to have this article where in one proverbial breathe they mention Macross as an inspiration for a truly outstanding project.

Also - have you guys seen the movie Cherry 2000 ? With Mellanie Griffith?

If not - check it out. It's a B movie, really bad acting - but the entire plot revolves around how female androids like the one this guy made are all the rage - but one guy's woman short circuits while they're making out (due to her not having turned off the kitchet sink or something and the water jams up her circuits). And when he goes to try to find a new one, he doesn'tl like any of the models - while his Cherry 2000 is out of production/discontinued... so he goes on a quest to find one.

Don't ask why he couldn't have just gone online

The answer is: because then there would be no adventure and he wouldn't meet Mellanie Griffith who convinces him that real women are better than android women.

Pete