Robot Lovin’

She’s big-busted, petite, very friendly and she runs on batteries. Let me introduce you to EMA, which stands for “Eternal Maiden Actualization”. The ultra-geeky robot has been created by games giant Sega, who foresee a huge boom in the artificial intelligence market in the next ten years.

Sega, best known for its home video game consoles and games such as Sonic the Hedgehog have introduced a 15-inch tall robotic ‘girlfriend’ that kisses on command, with a target market of lonely adult men. Ideally created to keep tech-heads and other lonely souls company, this weird contraption which was released in Japan in September is expected to sell over 10,000 units.

The EMA robot by Sega

“Strong, tough and battle-ready are some of the words often associated with robots, but we wanted to break that stereotype and provide a robot that’s sweet and interactive,” said Minako Sakanoue, a spokeswoman for the maker, Sega Toys to Reuters news agency.

“She’s very lovable and though she’s not a human, she can act like a real girlfriend.”

EMA can also hand out business cards, sing and dance which would be a real party piece!

The robot retails in Japan for around $175. Expect to see more weirdness like this in the next year or two! Maybe they can perfect the house cleaning robot?