Sega's E.M.A. robot walks like a lady, offers up smooches

There's something that makes us a bit uncomfortable about a robot that sports a "glamorous body," walks like a lady, and offers up some serious snogging. Today, Sega announced the E.M.A. (Eternal, Maiden, Actualization) robot that sings, dances, and -- yes -- kisses. If you get close enough to E.M.A., she drops into love mode and, well, the rest is up to you, big guy. Set up with infrared sensors to avoid obstacles (and, seemingly, sense your desire for some love nubbins) and movable elbows, shoulders, waist, and knees, E.M.A. will run around $175 and hit store shelves on September 26.

Update: Oh you evil, evil temptress. You're nothing more than WowWee's Femisapien in a new summer smock.

[Via CrunchGear]

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[teslasnp @ Jun 12th 2008 10:30AM]

is it wrong that i find her attractive?

[Gregory Kimball @ Jun 12th 2008 10:37AM]

Yes, it is. You must be a lonely, lonely man.

[Tony C @ Jun 12th 2008 11:18AM]

You think this is something, just wait til they introduce the life-size model! ;o)

[senyl @ Jun 12th 2008 11:50AM]

It's the bellbottoms, isn't it? Those are pretty hot.

[Lars @ Jun 12th 2008 2:06PM]

There is definitely something attractive about a female robot that could potentially lead to the downfall of humanity. Once we give robots gender, they won't need us anymore! They'll start replicating themselves and take over the world! ....unless we can pursuade the female robots to fall in love with us delicate humans, thereby producing some kind of cyborg-android offspring to stop the humanacide!

[james @ Jun 12th 2008 5:13PM]

is she anatomically correct?


What I mean is... um, you know what i mean....

Oh, and can she do dishes and help me pay rent?

[Benson @ Jun 16th 2008 5:41PM]

@lars:

You really think breeding a race of protoStroggs will _stop_ the humanicide?!

[John @ Jun 12th 2008 10:33AM]

that's what she said

[hopenglish @ Jun 12th 2008 10:36AM]

At least, there's no moisture on the plastic lips... Now that would be creepy.

[Tim The Enchanter @ Jun 12th 2008 11:48AM]

Yeah, THAT's what it would take to be creepy alright... ;-)

[Jimmy @ Jun 12th 2008 10:38AM]

Love at first sight. Now i wonder where i could apply for a marriage license...

[Flashpoint @ Jun 12th 2008 10:40AM]

I'd settle for a latex doll with the appropriate holes and crevices.

[andres @ Jun 12th 2008 5:02PM]

but would it settle for you?

[ChuChu @ Jun 12th 2008 10:40AM]

"Oh. Your. God."

/Bender

[Jake @ Jun 12th 2008 10:43AM]

Looks like Freeza has come back in japanese robot form.

[kagai @ Jun 12th 2008 10:52AM]

Good bye blow up Jenna Jameson doll! I'm moving on to the future!

[Rory @ Jun 12th 2008 11:03AM]

I want her, i'm day dreaming about her already... It's late, were sitting back on the couch in my living room, with a nice tall glass of champagne, watching some sexy sci-fi horror. Who knows, one thing could lead to another.... What would it sound like though?

[Vic the One @ Jun 12th 2008 11:11AM]

Hey there, foxy lady... 0111011101100001011011100110111001100001001000000110110101100001011010110110010100100000011011110111010101110100???

[Low Ranked @ Jun 12th 2008 11:53AM]

Dude, thats just weird.

[Coral @ Jun 12th 2008 11:55AM]

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[Vic the One @ Jun 12th 2008 12:22PM]

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rofl

[Tim Brown @ Jun 12th 2008 1:17PM]

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[ChuChu @ Jun 12th 2008 1:55PM]

I am watching this thread with great interest to see who will emerge as king of the nerds... =D

[Lars @ Jun 12th 2008 2:09PM]

Is it bad that I can read bytes as ASCII without any sort of reference or translating device?

[John Stracke @ Jun 12th 2008 2:32PM]

01000000010011000110000101110010011100110011101000100000010011100110111100101110

[phanbouy @ Jun 12th 2008 2:42PM]

dude... it's like i'm in the Matrix, bro

[Coral @ Jun 12th 2008 4:56PM]

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[Ayman @ Jun 12th 2008 11:16AM]

I'll wait for the female bot and female bot scene, having a good-old fashion 20/40 Oil wresting. then the winner will have their picture taken with R2D2 and 3CPO

[Stiv @ Jun 12th 2008 11:21AM]

Yeah, this is exactly what the world needs. finally!

[senyl @ Jun 12th 2008 11:30AM]

Is she doing the macarena? Creepy.

[Ralph @ Jun 12th 2008 11:33AM]

It eerily reminds me of Frieza.

http://dale2006.tripod.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/frieza.jpg

[Ian @ Jun 12th 2008 11:46AM]

Haven't any of you seen "I Dated A Robot!" That propaganda film is always in Dr. Farnsworth's video player..

[neofolklore @ Jun 12th 2008 11:49AM]

at least skeet won't stain the white frame

[Peter @ Jun 12th 2008 11:57AM]

Uhhh...guys? Before you get *too* excited (FTA):

The robot is supposed to be female and stands 38 cm tall.

[watt @ Jun 12th 2008 12:35PM]

[ Insert tasteless joke about Asian fetish here ]

[Charlie Taylor @ Jun 12th 2008 11:57AM]

That looks exactly like Wowwee's FemiSapian robot....

http://www.which.co.uk/reports_and_campaigns/audio_visual/reports/television/Other%20reports/New%20technology%202008/New_technology_2008_report_657_130478_9.jsp

(second video)

[PGP-Protector @ Jun 12th 2008 12:38PM]

That's the first thing I thought when I saw the img, and was thing Sega ??? That's the Wowwee stuff.

http://gizmodo.com/342347/justify-your-gadget-wowwee-femisapien
http://www.gearlog.com/2008/01/wowwee_femisapien_robot_shows.php

[Coral @ Jun 12th 2008 12:05PM]

And Man said, "It is not good for ASIMO to be alone; I will make him a helper suitable for him."

[rayw @ Jun 12th 2008 9:12PM]

Just wait till they start burning their metal cone bras and demanding equal rights .

[j.lee @ Jun 12th 2008 12:08PM]

chobits anyone?

[Justin @ Jun 12th 2008 12:13PM]

Did anybody else notice the WowWee logo on her back?

[TIMMAH! @ Jun 12th 2008 12:17PM]

I'd hit that! LOL!

[Don @ Jun 12th 2008 12:23PM]

I'll put it in her butt.

[Rory @ Jun 12th 2008 1:18PM]

Really? will 'it' be usb 2.0 or 3.0?

[phanbouy @ Jun 12th 2008 1:31PM]

ERROR CAN NOT FIND INPUT

[Phil F @ Jun 12th 2008 12:48PM]

Just make it life-size, give it a Real Doll like covering, and prepare to watch a legion of geeks go into hock to get one.

Yes, I'll be in that line >.>

[IndiaTech @ Jun 12th 2008 12:56PM]

Geeks Rejoice! Love Making Fembots are finally here!!!

*Secretly Rejoices*

[Timmy @ Jun 12th 2008 1:42PM]

Does it...
Cook
Clean the house
Keep its yap shut while im watching the game?
Wash the dishes
Pick up the dog crap
Get me a beer
change the baby's diapers (nappies)
keep the kids away from me while I'm reading
mow the lawn

[Ian @ Jun 12th 2008 1:45PM]

you forgot the most important part. And after all that still love to have sex with you..

[Rory @ Jun 12th 2008 1:49PM]

I'd prefer if she just dominated me. Oh Yeah!! DOMINATE all over me sexy silicon machine robot lady.