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The Creepiest Sex Robots In Mass Media Right Now

Ashton Kutcher posed as a robot being "tested" by his creator, in this photoshoot for vMan magazine with famous photographer Mario Testino. (See gallery below, completely with weirdly exaggerated robo-package in his briefs.) He says he got the idea from a Gatorade ad in which someone's being tested for their physical performance, and then he started thinking, what if God could test us, his creations, to see if we're fulfilling our function? And then somehow that led to him thinking about a robot being tested by his actual creator. Actually, his explanation is less cogent than that. But actually, Ashton's only the third creepiest and most inappropriately sexy robot in mass media at the moment. Want to see the two that are worse? More »

4:30 PM on Tue Apr 15 2008
By Charlie Jane Anders
4,959 views, 23 comments

Latest by geekgrrl: the svedka bot looks the slightest bit like tilda swinton. i like tilda swinton; the robot, not so much. call me crazy, but even though she's too skinny (shocker), i kinda dug the heineken bot... more »

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Soft Rock Sexbots Are Kinda Hot, Kinda Creepy

The Western suburbs of London were a fantastic place to be a sad android fetishist in the late 1990s. Adult contemporary radio stations in two cities, Slough and Guildford, developed Sorayama-esque android DJs, Twinkle and Talon, who wore silver bodysuits, silver hair and (in the case of Talon) a chrome bustier. Guildford's Talon became so popular she did public appearances, endorsed Andrex facial tissue, and even had two backup dancers. And she also posed for some very bizarre cheescake (circuitcake?) photos, all in the name of connecting more people to Air Supply. Click through for more details and a gallery. More »

4:00 PM on Wed Mar 26 2008
By Charlie Jane Anders
4,007 views, 23 comments

Latest by Klebert L. Hall: So in the '90s, it was the '70s in England? @Annalee Newitz: Well, we sort of are... Spaceships for our Mitochondria overlords. -Kle. more »