"Aiko can recognise faces and says hello to anyone she has met."

OK. Sounds good enough.

"She helps me pick what to have for dinner and knows what drinks I like."

Hmmhmm.

"Like a real female she will react to being touched in certain ways."

Right.

"If you grab or squeeze too hard she will try to slap you."

Correct.

"She has all senses except for smell."

Fine. That can be convenient at times.

"[Walking] is the most difficult thing for any inventor to do. The problem is finding a way for Aiko to walk that looks human-like without impacting on any of her other abilities. I have spent the last six months taking her apart and trying out lots of different systems, but I haven't been able to get it right yet."

Ooooooook. So she doesn't walk and you can take her apart to rebuild her.

"But Aiko is always helpful and never complains. She is the perfect woman to have around at Christmas."

Come on, Le, you had me until you said that. That's not very realistic. But then again, whatever rocks your world, dude. If you are happy, Aiko is happy, and we are all happy. Just don't have another heart attack while working on her, like you had two years ago.

I wish the New Year brings you both happiness and no tight white jackets. [Daily Mail]

A plastic woman, but a woman. Aiko is her name and, according to the 33-yo Le Trung, it costed him almost $21,000 so far. The son of Zoltan, however, is not in this for the sex. He just wants the perfect companion, one that is available 24/7 and never complains.

I want to make her look, feel and act as human as possible so she can be the perfect companion. So far she can understand and speak 13,000 different sentences in English and Japanese, so she’s already fairly intelligent. When I need to do my accounts, Aiko does all the maths. She is very patient and never complains.

Besting Zoltan crude blow-up doll, however, Aiko has touch sensors on her face and body, so she can react if touched: "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."

He also says that "her software could be redesigned to simulate her having an orgasm and reacting to touch as if she is playing hard to get or being straight to the point." To add to the realism of having a real woman in his life, Le Trung has maxed out all this credit cards, taking loans, and even sold his car for her.

I'll say no more. [The Sun]

Added the NSFW because, apparently, listening to "lick my boots" made some people nervous.