Toys for the lonely
Those wacky Japanese designers always come up with the greatest gifts. Sega has now created a robot girlfriend that knows how to pucker up and smooch.
When she’s in “love mode,” her infrared sensors detect human heads and she immediately leans in for a kiss. She can also sing, dance and even help you network by handing out your business cards.
Fascinating. Too bad the robot girlfriend is only 15 inches high. How do you spoon that? I can’t imagine lying in bed, clutching a small, plastic toy. Not that there’s anything wrong with that. It’d just remind me too much of childhood. Desperately holding onto Voltron under the covers, while Mommy and Daddy make ugly noises in the next room over. If only Voltron could kiss and make it all better back then.
According to Sega reps, “She’s very lovable and though she’s not a human, she can act like a real girlfriend.”
Oh great. So, I have to miss my football games, attend her parties and pretend to like her friends. Four words: hell to the no.
Sega Robot Girlfriend [UGO]
