In 2050, your lover may be a robot

Monday 16th June, 07:14 AM JST

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capone at 12:40 PM JST - 16th June

not if you're a well-adjusted human being, it won't be
keshii at 12:52 PM JST - 16th June

Fair Dinkum, I have one word for you: Chobitsu.
Twenty4Play at 01:23 PM JST - 16th June

I'm not sure I'd be interested in the robot lover, but the robot sex toy... bring it on! It's about time... woman have had mechanical aids for some time now.
JeromeInJapan at 02:59 PM JST - 16th June

Cool! Can I be a robot too? But I need lasers!
Hughgarse at 03:13 PM JST - 16th June

I think my wife is a robot, but not a model that shows empathy, sympathy or understanding.

hahahaha. nice one!
Triumvere at 10:41 PM JST - 16th June

"Ordinary human dating: its enjoyable, and it serves an important purpose. But when a human dates an artificial mate, there is no purpose, only enjoyment... and that leads to TRAGEDY."
DenshaDeGO at 10:45 PM JST - 16th June

But to build robots as real partners would take a bit longer, with conversation skills being the main obstacle for developers.

Just like the conversation skills of real Japanese girls in this day and age then. Most conversations consist of "YADA", "KIMOI" and "MAJI DE?": you could program a pocket calculator to talk the same.
Rigs83 at 11:59 PM JST - 16th June

I think everyone so far has failed to see the danger this poses to human civilization. Mankind has spent the past 2,000,000 years creating culture, power ballads, math, Coed sleepovers, science,one liners, architecture, clinchers, sports, stories to go with that scar/tattoo, art, polaroid nudes, war and Corvettes in order to convince another person to have sex with them because they are better than the other ape. If sex becomes as easy and legal as buying an ipod them we are all doomed.
Muzical84 at 08:44 AM JST - 17th June

I think this guy is missing the point. No matter how convincingly a robot SAYS "I love you," it means no more than Microsoft Sam saying it if I know it's just lines of code making it say that. The falseness of this robot would be at least as painful, if not more so, than being alone. Only those for whom "love" always equals sex are going to find anything worthwhile about these robots.

Oh yeah, and the lack-of-a-soul bit. That'll put off a lot of folks, too.
blvtzpk at 02:46 PM JST - 17th June

If one has a 'relationship' with a robot, it won't be cheating, right? Just want to get that straight before I come home with that giveaway metallic odor and oil on my shirt collar. :)
Sarge at 03:02 PM JST - 17th June

I liked the female robots in MedievalWorld and RomanWorld in Westworld. And the gunslinger in WesternWorld - that guy sent chills up my spine!
chardk1 at 10:10 AM JST - 18th June

You have to think if scientists could get more dates this research would be less of a priority.

What does the bible say about human-robot relationships, is that more or less of an abomination than same sex relationships?
lipscombe at 10:00 AM JST - 20th June

well, bluetiger hasnt said anything so I guess its ok!
8iamhappy8 at 10:20 AM JST - 21st June

"Yeah, right. And in the 80s they said we would have flying cars by now."

Actually, we already have turbine-powered flying cars. But the price tag is something in the $3 Million dollars range.
keshii at 05:21 PM JST - 21st June

That bodes well for some very, very lonely and successful nerds... though I suppose they could just find a real woman to marry for money just as easily by then.