What makes the most money for the internet - porn -- creepy - yes but without it making money the other things we use the internet might not of happen.

Female sex bots - creepy yes, but the cost of making robots, and doing the research, (And Japan needs them to take care of an aging population, without enough young people - not all the old had kids, and some of the kids have to work on other jobs like keeping up the infrastructure and the economy) well this kind of nonsense will pay for the necessary research to build robots that can do basic cleaning, dangerous jobs, and care for the old. Look at the age pyramid - no matter how you feel about strangers caring for elderly, the old are the largest group in the US and Japan, there just are not enough young people to give personal care to the old. Something will have to pay for the research to make this possible, and the only ones willing to pay that kind of money -- that makes it possible - are pathetic guys meeting their sexual needs -- face it in some ways they drive the economy when it comes to gadgets, internet, and robots... what would we do without them?

(I want my house cleaner to --and it doesn't need to look human)

men "pay" in a variety of ways for having "too much" interest in sex; do women (in Sweden and America, not Iran and Afghanistan) "pay" for having "too little" interest. Based on the gloating the answer would appear to be no.

You neglect to mention your friend's age, and the age of the woman he's dating.

Typically, women become a hell of a lot less choosier the older they get. The men have more options, but they may not be "socially" acceptable, i.e. dating a much younger girl of legal age :)

It is no slur against your friend, but more a statement that he should be cautious that he isn't the woman's last resort.

that the stereotypical feminist "caricature" who believes EVERYTHING is ALWAYS ENTIRELY the mans fault, and that men can NEVER had legitimate complaints about anything involving women is no fantasy. People sometimes forget.

It's in the past

when the passers by laughed

At your strange way of speaking

Your batteries leaking

Oh no

Where does this idea come from? That men have the "right" to sexual access to women? That if a "perfectly nice guy" can't find a woman to have consensual sex with, then it's completely understandable if he goes to prostitutes or buys a doll or robot (or, as some insinuate, rapes women or children)?

And why is it women's fault if a guy can't get a date? Are all the women he's ever met to blame? Or could it possibly be something about the guy? Anecdotally: I have a friend who couldn't get dates. He was smart and OK looking and considered himself a "nice guy," but had low self esteem and a horrible temper that drove away all prospects. He, too, spent a lot of years blaming all women. But eventually he started going to a therapist who helped him deal with his temper & esteem. He started getting involved in volunteer and consulting work that really interested him, and now he's in his first real relationship.

If any woman fears this creation as competition, she should get some sensitivity training. As one writer pointed out, she would not appeal to the brutal rapist, as she wouldn't really suffer. She might appeal to men who want acceptance instead of bitchiness; honesty and directness instead of manipulation.

Why the nipples and vagina? It appears that "she" is a RealDoll or the German competitor, "Andy." That makes sense; the inventor is into robotics, not plastics, so he buys what is available and outfits it with sensors and servos.

Why sensors in the vagina? Well, if she slaps you for touching her breast, she might punch you out for sticking a finger in her "Don't touch me there!"

she's welcome to come here and wear her little pink hat while she does the housework. mr monkey will no doubt program her to mow the lawn and weed.

do you think she needs a lot of batteries?

will she slap me if I try to take her hat?

Okay, but can she cook? Change a flat tire on a pickup truck? Chop firewood? Fetch a bucket of well water? I suspect not. Those damn bored out of their mind Canadians need to cure cancer first, then we can all run out and rent a robot prostitute. I hope she can smile and wink. Just think, this could be the start of a new line of kinky adventures for those visiting the Bunny Ranch. Happy Festivus to all!

1) If I had a dime for every geek I know who cannot get laid to save his life because he's not the romantic ideal--and mind you, these are sweet, sensitive, well-employed guys--I'd be so rich I wouldn't need a husband (I could hire one). So these guys want something more than a plastic sleeve because they want to pretend they have an actual relationship. Creepy? Only if there were actual women who would give them the time of day! They're not CHOOSING a simulacrum, they're choosing what they can get, which is a better sort of "let's pretend." What's creepy is that women won't give these nice guys the time of day because they are not physically attractive. Now that's not only creepy, it's self-defeating.

2) I wouldn't mind a maid I could speak to instead of a large hockey puck with a digital interface. If she nods and smiles, all the better. I find the Roomba to be intensely creepy. Not to mention that it won't work on my rough floors covered with detritus of 3 kids. Cleans toilets? Yippee!!

3) A receptionist that you expect people to interact with HAS to look and act human. It cannot look like a robot. How many people won't talk to automated phone systems at all (many)? How many people hate them (everyone)? People won't interact with a robot-looking robot. They want PEOPLE. What's more, they may be abusive. Heck, I'm a reasonable, nice person and the annoying quirks of automated phone systems sometimes push MY buttons until I'm screaming into the freaking phone "I need a human being!!!"

4) I want a man-bot who will take out the garbage when asked and do small household jobs when asked instead of treating my every need as the least important possible thing in his life. He'd be a better husband and he wouldnt't deploy for six months at a time every time the Navy says "jump." I don't care if it fucks... but during those long deployments, it might be a useful skill. It would free my husband to do is he likes instead of constantly avoiding the Honey-do (and pissing me off) and he could concentrate on having an actual relationship instead of dealing with the fallout of undone chores.

And just think, Brightstar could have a life companion and stop his incessant dumping on real women!