Chinese engineer 'marries' robot after failing to find a human wife

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Chinese engineer 'marries' robot after failing to find a human wife

‘Wife’ can identify Chinese characters and speak a few words, but hubby plans upgrades

 

By Kristin Huang

 

Hangzhou - A Chinese engineer has “married” a robot he created after failing to find a human spouse.

 

Zheng Jiajia, 31, an artificial intelligence expert who designs and creates robots in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, created the “female” robot at the end of last year, the Qianjiang Evening News reported.

 

The robot, which he named Yingying, can identify Chinese characters and images and even say a few simple words, the report said.

Zheng “married” his creation in a simple ceremony on Friday, according to the report.

 

Full story: http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/2084389/chinese-engineer-marries-robot-after-failing-find-human-wife

 

-- South China Morning Post 2017-04-04

[tubby johnson]

A warning to this engineer: Robot rape goes both ways.

[rkidlad]

Good luck. The first ever stress free marriage. Plus, if they decide to divorce, he keeps everything. 

[Reigntax]

When he wants a change, he just modifies her and reprograms.

 

He must have a good personality!

[whatawonderfulday]

Excellent but as they belong in the kitchen hope his new "wife" does not get washing up water in her circuits !!

[Galactus]

good times are waiting for us. no more women harassment over men:)

and with a robot, no more blah blah blah!

[jollyhangmon]

1 hour ago, Reigntax said:

When he wants a change, he just modifies her and reprograms.

 

He must have a good personality!

 ... yeah, and in case 'she' comes up with the likes of 'need new moddabike for the sick cousin of papa's buffalo' ... just delete & reprogram, doesn't sound that bad at all actually ... 

[Sphere]

Probably comes up with errors in pidgin english....."long hole - long hole - system leeboot".....

[Andaman Al]

Well she looks better than Hal. I wonder what happens if her program allows her to get jealous. As long as he keeps the pantry full of WD40 he should be okay.

 

[ddavidovsky]

And if he wants to have an affair there are various models available at $1,000 or so from AliExpress.

[dubsky]

I guess I should upgrade from the blow up doll I have under the bed. She cries a lot.????

[Andaman Al]

11 minutes ago, dubsky said:

I guess I should upgrade from the blow up doll I have under the bed. She cries a lot.????

That's a slow leak you can hear.

[alocacoc]

Now we lough about. But it will be the future.

[Reigntax]

1 hour ago, Andaman Al said:

Well she looks better than Hal. I wonder what happens if her program allows her to get jealous. As long as he keeps the pantry full of WD40 he should be okay.

 

 

He is batting well above his average!

 

Wonder if he intends to mass produce? I suppose he would call it clone her a twin sister?

[Scott]

Personally, I think someone has a screw loose. 

[4MyEgo]

This is incredible, two things I would like to know:

 

1) Does she have teeth

 

                      &

 

2) Is she programmed to swollow

[Scott]

22 hours ago, 4MyEgo said:

This is incredible, two things I would like to know:

 

1) Does she have teeth

 

                      &

 

2) Is she programmed to swollow

She can probably handle small loads, but hopefully is rust proof and he's not into anything too kinky, although marrying a robot already puts him in the kinky arena.  

[tonray]

Couldn't he get a visa to spend some time in Issan?  Even a Chinese nerd can find a wife there

[williamgeorgeallen]

whats better than a robot wife? being single.

[Silurian]

It will all end in tears when he finds her cheating with a smartphone!

 

[Prbkk]

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-04-02/dementia-patients-look-to-new-technology-to-communicate/8406260

 

This looks like a good application of robot technology.

[steven100]

what happen when he wants sex .....  won't she short circuit    ????   

[englishinsiam]

27 minutes ago, steven100 said:

what happen when he wants sex .....  won't she short circuit    ????   

It's not all about sex maybe he lubs her and thinks she's rubbery. ????

[brain150]

For all the people who think there is anything funny about it - think again !

 

This shows how insane society has become ! And it will get much worse.

There is nothing funny about it: Genderism, Transhumanism ... it's all insane !

[tonray]

16 minutes ago, brain150 said:

For all the people who think there is anything funny about it - think again !

 

This shows how insane society has become ! And it will get much worse.

There is nothing funny about it: Genderism, Transhumanism ... it's all insane !

You forgot Trumpism 

[Andaman Al]

1 hour ago, steven100 said:

what happen when he wants sex

He could be in for a shock.

[Andaman Al]

26 minutes ago, brain150 said:

For all the people who think there is anything funny about it - think again !

 

This shows how insane society has become ! And it will get much worse.

There is nothing funny about it: Genderism, Transhumanism ... it's all insane !

I thought about it again - it's still funny!

[mikebell]

2 hours ago, steven100 said:

what happen when he wants sex .....  won't she short circuit    ????   

She'll have a headache.  Correction only farang robots get those.

[Destiny1990]

There is still hope for me..

[steven100]

1 hour ago, brain150 said:

For all the people who think there is anything funny about it - think again !

 

This shows how insane society has become ! And it will get much worse.

There is nothing funny about it: Genderism, Transhumanism ... it's all insane !

I think it's funny  .....     it's fine for me as long as I keep sane and enjoy life.