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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[Veacross Posted Jun 12th 2008 1:55PM]

Is it wrong that when I head Sega was involved with this, all I thought was MegaTokyo and Ping?

[HarleyDavid Posted Jun 12th 2008 1:54PM]

cool...but seriously do they have real loving women in japan???
i read of a mobile service feature in japan where you can have a virtual girlfriend and pay for it and spend on it in real time...huh...

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 12th 2008 7:53PM]

TEASE!

[MrBoJangles Posted Jun 12th 2008 2:04PM]

It won't be walking like a lady when I'm done with if you know what I mean, and I think that you do!

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[chucky3456 Posted Jun 12th 2008 2:13PM]

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That is a gift from me to her :) Its the secret to time travel :)

[jkane08 Posted Jun 12th 2008 3:23PM]

this greatly resembles the character of Freeza from Dragon Ball Z, anyone?

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 12th 2008 5:59PM]

Like the CrunchGear article says that's really WowWee's Femisapien female robot localized for the Japan market. The "kissing mode" is just one of her many modes along with here ability to interact with the original Robosapien, walk with you while you hold her hand, Guard an area, dance incredibly well, hand people a business card, posable dance programming ability, and much more:

http://www.robotsrule.com/html/femisapien.php

[Sir Mycroft Posted Jun 12th 2008 5:14PM]

I think about %75 of Japan's GNP is funneled into developing a robot you can f.


The other %25 is dedicated to robots that can f you.

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 12th 2008 5:47PM]

Well I for one... eh who am I kidding.. who DOESN'T welcome our new fembot overlords?

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 13th 2008 5:02AM]

Now THAT'S how you take an over-used joke and make it funny.
+1 for that, nice one.

[Eternal Density Posted Jun 12th 2008 7:03PM]

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[Sparky Posted Jun 12th 2008 7:33PM]

Walkies please.

Sincerely,
Sparky the Aibo

[danhawk911 Posted Jun 13th 2008 12:02PM]

i want one and chepaer then a sony rolly.

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 19th 2008 12:08AM]

How do you say "I'd tap that" in binary?

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 19th 2008 9:48PM]

Now, as soon as they get her down to about half that size, and make her a bit more programmable, then we'll have HoiHoi-san... and then, I WILL be buying one! *smile*

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 7th 2008 12:40AM]

Nice this robot

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