Japanese develop 'female' android

BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Japanese develop 'female' android

Repliee Q1 is not like any robot you will have seen before, at least outside of science-fiction movies. 

She has flexible silicone for skin rather than hard plastic, and a number of sensors and motors to allow her to turn and react in a human-like manner.

She can flutter her eyelids and move her hands like a human. She even appears to breathe.  

See photos and video here.

And she doesn’t need to go shopping. She doesn’t mind if you go out drinking with the boys. And best of all – you don’t have to sign a pre-nup.

Although I’m sure as the AI improves, these things may change…