Researchers in Japan have taken one step closer to fulfilling the dreams of many otaku (generally lonely, comic-obsessed, socially awkward, single men who keep Tokyo's 'maid cafes' busy). Spending $2 million dollars, they have developed a robotic catwalk model that can move her (animation-inspired) face to show "emotion". With the build of an 'average Japanese woman,' the robot will make her fashion show debut over the weekend.
Although it is now claimed there are no plans to commercialize this particular robot, I have to wonder if in a country so anime (animation)- and robot-obsessed, and one in which 'love dolls' can be rented and delivered like pizza, if we won't be seeing a sex-bot version in the next few years.
You can see the creepy little thing here:
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