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Do You Need The Entire Fembot? Maybe Just The Hand
Remember those halcyon days of fembots - robot females - with complete bodies, the whole package? Like Fritz Lieber's 1954 mechanical bride:
"What's that?"
"They have no heart."
But, as story says, "...Men don't want real women anymore. You and I are behind the times..."
Maybe you don't need the whole robot...
"Mr. Shalk supplies the finest mannequins in the world. Streamlined, smooth-working, absolutely noiseless, breath-takingly realistic. Each one is powered by thirty-seven midget electric motors, all completely noiseless, and is controlled by instructions, recorded on magnetic tape, which are triggered off by the sound of your voice and no one else's. There is a built-in microphone that hears everything you say, and an electric brain that selects a suitable answer. The de luxe model is built to your specifications, has fifty different facial expressions, sings two hundred love songs, and can carry on a thousand fascinating conversations... But she has one serious defect. They all do.
A new Japanese invention aimed at single men simulates holding a woman’s hand. https://t.co/djKqUmv35b pic.twitter.com/1NHKD3VrkM
— New York Post (@nypost) November 16, 2020
But, in case you want to feast your eyes on the whole package, here's a list of fembot links:
- Sophia, The Personable Robot From Hanson Robotics.
- EveR-1 Korean Android And The Mechanical Bride
- Actroid DER2 Late Model Fembot
- Zoltan's Fembot Wife
- E.M.A. Robot Eternal Maiden Actualization Video
- Robot Fashion Models
- Actroid DER2 Gets TV Commercial Gig Video
- Palette Super Model Robot
- Aiko Fembot No Stepford Wife
- HRP-4C Robot Woman Is A Cybernetic Humanoid
- HRP-4C Robot In Wedding Dress A Mechanical Bride
On the other hand, maybe you're just interested in robotic hands? Reach out for one of these:
- Electrolocation Robotic Hand Has PreTouch
- Obrero Robot Has The Soft Touch
- DLR Robotic Hand-Arm Is Super-Strong, Super-Tough
- Most Advanced Robotic Hand?
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