“Companionship” Robot That Its Creator Says Is Definitely Not a Sex Robot Looks Around With a Dazed Expression

Come on.Not a SexbotRobotics company Realbotix has shown off what CEO Andrew Kiguel claims to be a “social” robot designed to “tackle the staggering loneliness epidemic,” as Forbes reports.But we can’t shake the feeling that the true pitch is more lurid. The life-sized robot, dubbed Aria, made the rounds at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, catching the eyes of conventiongoers with hypersexualized features — and an unsettlingly dazed expression in her eyes. CNET’s Corinne Reichert recalled that she “came across as a weird blend of attentive and…

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