Mechanical Bull
August 1st, 2005 — 11:17am
Scientists in Japan have developed a human-looking “female” android. Although completely mechanical, she can flutter her eyelids, move her hands, appears to breathe, and can follow the movement of a human as long as they’re wearing motion sensors. Professor Hiroshi Ishiguro of Osaka University says she can fool people for 5-10 seconds into believing she’s intelligent and has a brain. This is exactly what the world’s been needing — a mechanical Jessica Simpson.