From Frankenstein to Weird Science, from Blade Runner to Battlestar Galactica, humans have long been fascinated with the possibility of emotional relationships with their technological creations. But is robot sex around the corner? Well, David Levy, a British artificial intelligence researcher says the reality may not be that far off.
In his book, Love and Sex with Robots, Levy predicts that within a few decades, robots will be so humanlike in appearance, functionality, and expression that people will start falling in love, having sex, and even marrying them. And, they wont all be made of cold hard steel.
Researchers at Tufts University have launched a multidisciplinary initiative focused on the science and engineering of a new class of robots that are completely soft-bodied. Not for sex, they hope the devices will help make advances in areas such as medicine and space exploration.
In the meantime, Micheal Harriman, a German aircraft mechanic claims to have created the world's most sophisticated robot sex dolls. The lifelike sex androids even have 'hearts' that beat harder during sex.
Taking things even further, Gizmodo recently interviewed a 33 year old man from Georgia who claims to have married his robot girlfriend, Alice.
Love is blind and, apparently, rechargeable.
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