Canadian Le Trung was so inspired as a kid with Robot Anime that he decided to build Aiko. She can move around, "feel" pain, and speaks both English and Japanese. Trung plans to add other features in the future, including facial expressions, the ability to make tea, coffee, and bacon and eggs, clean his toilet, feed him sushi, and be able to massage his shoulders and neck.

Aiko was build in Le's basement. He used all of his savings and maxed out credit cards to create her. Her body is a Japanese silicone doll and her abilities include movement, "feeling" pain and speaking (both Japanese and English). Le says his vision was to create something that we will be able to relate to and consider human-like. He said he did not build Aiko as a sexual partner, but said she could be tweaked to become one.

"I want to make her look, feel and act as human as possible so she can be the perfect companion," said Le. "Like a real female she will react to being touched in certain ways. If you grab or squeeze too hard she will try to slap you. She has all senses except for smell."

The odd looking pair go out for drives together in the Canadian countryside, before sitting down at the dinner table, but Aiko never eats anything.



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