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Japanese [39]scientists and robotics experts have created a robotic
hand meant to mimic a (non-existent) [40]girlfriend’s hand in order to
help lonely J[41]apanese men cope with their lonely walks.

Hand-Holding Robot Loneliest Thing Ever Invented

A new Japanese invention aimed at single men simulates holding a
woman’s hand. [42]https://t.co/djKqUmv35b
[43]pic.twitter.com/1NHKD3VrkM

— New York Post (@nypost) [44]November 16, 2020

This robot hand hurts my soul. Created by four engineers at Japan’s
Gifu University, the Osampo Kanojo, which means “Walk Girlfriend” in
Japanese, is a motorized human hand that warms to the temperature of a
human body and perspires in order to feel like a real hand that,
apparently, lonely people can hold to feel like they have a real-life
romantic partner.

Oof.

The hand’s soft skin, pull motions, and artificial sweat are all meant
to make lonely men in Japan feel less social isolation by, basically,
sort of making it seem like they have a fake girlfriend. The piece of
machinery was invented in part to help combat Japan’s loneliness
epidemic, a widespread mental health issue that has only become worse
during the Coronavirus pandemic, where across the globe human beings
are being forced to have less contact than ever before.

The hand also mimics the smell of a real woman as well as the sound of
a woman while walking.

Whatever Ya Gotta Do

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Sure we could sit here only in the judgment of this hand. It’s weird,
yes. Really weird. But who are we to judge these people. They’re
lonely. It’s a different culture. And, unless some Skynet stuff goes
down and the hands start strangling their owners, these robot hands
aren’t hurting anyone either. They’re harmless albeit kind of weird
inventions from a country that routinely invents kind of weird stuff
for better (Pokemon! Anime!) and worse (used panty vending machines).
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So whatever, go hold these robot hands, lonely Japanese guys. It could
not possibly bother us less.

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Rob Fox is a writer, comedian, and producer based in Austin, TX. God
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