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A 'robot', which is being dubbed 'the perfect woman' goes on sale on Wednesday. But 'Lisa', who is an ace at cooking, cleaning and massages is surrounded by mystery.
Is this robot the 'perfect woman'?'Hello, you' she says, but the coquettish greeting can't mask the vacant expression on her waxy but perfectly formed face.
Lisa is apparently the answer to all single men's dreams - well at least those who put 'understanding them while taking care of the housework' at the top of their list.
Only drawback, she is, or so her makers claim, a robot. But don't let that put you off. Lisa is programmed to satisfy your every need.
According to AI Robotics, all you have to do is select which variation of Lisa you want. She can be blonde or brunette, dressed in a casual or sexy way and have long or short hair. Whatever floats your boat. Ah - if only normal women were this straightforward. 3140 orders have already been placed.
So are these customers set for a life of domestic bliss or have they fallen prey to a hoax?
Ahead of her launch on the market Lisa is causing quite a stir on the web. Bloggers are divided between those who can't quite believe their luck and are preparing to raid their savings and those who think it's a scam.
Menspulse.com which features photos of lots of "sexy hot babes" merely asks how much it costs while others are more sceptical. On a different, less breast orientated site one blogger says: "That is indeed the question."
If it's being used a promotional tool then it wouldn't be the first time. The film "I, Robot" which starred Will Smith had a promotional website not unlike this.
It looked like a site where you could custom order a robot and choose it's eye and cable colours. But the truth was soon revealed when movie trailers started being shown.
So could it be pre-empting a new blockbuster?
There is in fact a film called 'The Perfect Woman' with the same premise: a nutty scientist creates a robot which is considered the perfect woman because she will do anything she is told.
But the film is almost 60 years old and it'd be nice to think the desire for such a creature was also stuck in history. This leads us to the next possibility.
Perhaps the robot is a piece of art aimed at showing how little women's role in society has actually changed or at least how unhappy men are with any equality which may have occurred.
Any clues are likely to be revealed on Wednesday when the robot/actress (delete as appropriate) is unveiled to the world.
......................if only...................
DT_Xtremez_31:
A 'robot', which is being dubbed 'the perfect woman' goes on sale on Wednesday. But 'Lisa', who is an ace at cooking, cleaning and massages is surrounded by mystery.
Is this robot the 'perfect woman'?'Hello, you' she says, but the coquettish greeting can't mask the vacant expression on her waxy but perfectly formed face.
Lisa is apparently the answer to all single men's dreams - well at least those who put 'understanding them while taking care of the housework' at the top of their list.
Only drawback, she is, or so her makers claim, a robot. But don't let that put you off. Lisa is programmed to satisfy your every need.
According to AI Robotics, all you have to do is select which variation of Lisa you want. She can be blonde or brunette, dressed in a casual or sexy way and have long or short hair. Whatever floats your boat. Ah - if only normal women were this straightforward. 3140 orders have already been placed.
So are these customers set for a life of domestic bliss or have they fallen prey to a hoax?
Ahead of her launch on the market Lisa is causing quite a stir on the web. Bloggers are divided between those who can't quite believe their luck and are preparing to raid their savings and those who think it's a scam.
Menspulse.com which features photos of lots of "sexy hot babes" merely asks how much it costs while others are more sceptical. On a different, less breast orientated site one blogger says: "That is indeed the question."
If it's being used a promotional tool then it wouldn't be the first time. The film "I, Robot" which starred Will Smith had a promotional website not unlike this.
It looked like a site where you could custom order a robot and choose it's eye and cable colours. But the truth was soon revealed when movie trailers started being shown.
So could it be pre-empting a new blockbuster?
There is in fact a film called 'The Perfect Woman' with the same premise: a nutty scientist creates a robot which is considered the perfect woman because she will do anything she is told.
But the film is almost 60 years old and it'd be nice to think the desire for such a creature was also stuck in history. This leads us to the next possibility.
Perhaps the robot is a piece of art aimed at showing how little women's role in society has actually changed or at least how unhappy men are with any equality which may have occurred.
Any clues are likely to be revealed on Wednesday when the robot/actress (delete as appropriate) is unveiled to the world.
......................if only...................
DT_Xtremez_31:
