"Companionship" Robot That Its Creator Says Is Definitely Not a Sex Robot Looks Around With a Dazed Expression
Robotics company Realbotix has shown off what CEO Andrew Kiguel claims to be a "social" robot designed to "tackle the staggering loneliness epidemic," as Forbes reports. But we can't shake the feeling that there's more to the sales pitch than the company is letting on. The life-sized robot dubbed Aria was spotted at this year's CES in Las Vegas, catching the eyes of conventiongoers with hypersexualized features — and an unsettlingly dazed expression in her eyes. CNET's Corinne Reichert recalled that she "came across as a weird blend of attentive and mildly inebriated (not uncommon for CES attendees)." Without […]
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