News reports have dubbed Aiko the android the perfect wife, who will never nag. But Mr Le believes the technology could have numerous benefits and says his hobby is no stranger than other people's."Some people spend too much time in bars... I just spend my time building robots," said the robotics enthusiast from Toronto, Canada. "I do still go out."

Aiko, a female android made of silicon and electronics, is able to recognise faces and objects, interact with people using knowledge of more than 13,000 phrases in English and Japanese and tell people whether to take an umbrella if it's raining.If Mr Le's project goes to plan, Aiko will also gather some more unusual skills – such as cleaning people's ears.

"If I lie my head down on Aiko lap, have her clean my ears with a Q-tip," Mr Le lists as one of his goals on the project's website.

At the moment, Aiko can also read the newspaper, learn the layout of buildings and offer directions to people, feed patients their food or medication and respond angrily if someone tries to hurt her. But the most controversial feature of Aiko, weighing 32kg and measuring 152cm tall with a bust size of 82cm, has proven to be her anatomically correct body.

Mr Le said he didn't design Aiko for sexual purposes, but it was one possible use of the technology. "In theory, yes it's capable of that and whether people want to use it like that, it's up to them," he said."I designed Aiko to be as human as possible, that's why I designed it like that."

Mr Le said while most people thought lifelike robots were strange at the moment, in the future every household would have one."Right now people see robots as if they're just like in the movies," he said. "So when they see films like I Robot it makes them scared robots might take over the world or cause a lot of job loss.

"My android wasn't designed like that. It was designed to interact with people.

"In the future everybody will have one in their house – but now people aren't used to it yet."

Aiko has attitude

Mr Le has documented each major step of Aiko's development in YouTube videos and images posted to his website. In one video, Mr Le demonstrates Aiko's ability to feed patients. The inventor asks the robot to feed him and it responds by grasping a biscuit and aiming for his mouth.

Mr Le then starts bobbing his head from left to right while Aiko's hand follows him."Stop moving around," the robot says sternly.Mr Le continues to weave and duck, before Aiko gives up in frustration."Screw this, you can feed yourself," it says. In another video, taken during Aiko's first public appearance at the Ontario Science Centre last November, Mr Le squeezes the robot's breast.

"I do not like it when you touch my breasts," Aiko says, while swatting the inventor away with her right arm.

Mr Le wrote Aiko's software – dubbed Biometric Robot Artificial Intelligence Neural System, or BRAINS – using C# and Basic and hopes to license the system to other robot developers in the future. The current version of Aiko's body has moving parts at the mouth, neck, shoulders, elbows, wrists and hands. The robot's hands have five movable fingers and can also be controlled by a human wearing sensor pads on the forearm to detect muscle movement. Mr Le, who has spent more than $CA20,000 ($24,000) on the project so far, hopes to upgrade Aiko to include engines in the body, hips, knee and ankles and to teach it to walk.

Cell Phone Do’s and Don’ts

Author: jamiehanson

More than a decade has gone by since the use of the cell phone became universal, and yet many people still seem to be oblivious to the fact that there are rules of etiquette surrounding its use. The modern need to be in touch with all people 24/7 through a cellular device has grown enormously; meanwhile we ignore the human being right in front of us.

Times change, but some cell phone rules don’t. Here is a short, common sense guide to cell phone etiquette. Among the most annoying habits of rude cell phone users are talking too loudly and holding inappropriate conversations in public. For some strange reason, people feel the need to raise their voices while on their cell phones although the phone’s microphone is entirely adequate to amplify and carry their voices. Personal cell phone conversations should be kept personal, so offer to call the person back and find a more private place where your discussion won’t intrude upon others. Places to avoid with cell phone use are libraries, elevators, houses of worship, bank lines and commuter trains and buses.

Abruptly interrupting face to face conversations or other interpersonal activities to answer your cell phone is another big no-no. How would you feel to stand around waiting while your date, friend or family member initiated a long cell phone chat with someone else on your time? Always turn your cell phone off or put it on silent vibrate when going to the movies or to live performances such as plays, concerts, comedy clubs, etc. A ringing cell phone or conversation during a performance is disrespectful not only to the audience around you, but to the performers, particularly at live events. Special mention should go to loud and annoying ring tones for incoming calls.

A window of three subsequent rings is sufficient before the call goes to voicemail, and not everyone may be amused by your cell phone’s Darth Vader ring tone, especially if it goes on too long. Texting or dialing while driving is not only rude, it’s dangerous. If that cell phone communication is all important, make sure you’re on hands free or have pulled over while behind the wheel. According to a Harvard University study, 200 deaths and over half a million injuries are caused each year by improper, inconsiderate cell phone use. But there are other social blunders associated with cell phone etiquette that are on the opposite end of the spectrum.

Almost everyone screens a call they should otherwise answer. Sometimes screening is necessary, but you must answer a call now and then, or you might become very unpopular. While replying to a missed call with a text is acceptable, it’s a clear sign that you can’t – or don’t want to talk. Leave voicemail messages that are short and to the point, and, as importantly, make sure your own cell phone’s personal greeting is equally considerate of your caller’s time.

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