Ma says sexy robots will become commonplace within the next 50 years

Ma plans on creating handbook so people can make their own sexy android

The life-size robot looks exactly like Hollywood actress Scarlett Johansson

It may be many men’s dream to have Scarlett Johansson tend to their every need.

But one man has come close to making this fantasy a reality by building a look-a-like robot.

He now plans on sharing his designs in a handbook, so other fans can create their own sexy androids too.

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The life-size robot was created by Hong Kong designer Ricky Ma, based on a famous Hollywood actress. Although he refuses to say who his inspiration was, it bears uncanny similarities to Scarlett Johansson

HOW DOES THE ROBOT WORK? A 3D-printed skeleton lies beneath Mark 1's silicone skin, wrapping its mechanical and electronic parts. The robot responds to a set of programmed verbal commands spoken into a microphone. Commands can also be programmed using a connected computer. Besides simple movements of its arms and legs, turning its head and bowing, Mr Ma's robot can move its face using tiny motors hidden beneath the silicone skin. In response to the compliment, 'Mark 1, you are so beautiful', its brows and the muscles around its eyes relax, and the corners of its lips lift, creating a natural-seeming smile, and it says, 'Hehe, thank you.' Advertisement

Ricky Ma Wai-kay, 42, built his life-sized robot, dubbed Mark 1, from scratch, for a sum of HK$380,000 (£37,103).

While his outlay would have bought him a luxury car, he is convinced realistic androids will be big business in years to come, with other experts predicting sex bots will become the norm.

The robot responds to a set of programmed verbal commands spoken into a microphone.

Besides simple movements of its arms and legs, turning its head and bowing, Mr Ma's robot, which has dark blonde hair and realistic eyes, and wears a grey skirt and cropped top, can create detailed facial expressions.

In response to the compliment, 'Mark 1, you are so beautiful', its brows and the muscles around its eyes relax, and the corners of its lips lift, creating a natural-seeming smile, and it says, 'Hehe, thank you.'

Ricky Ma Wai-kay, 42, built his life-sized robot (pictured), dubbed Mark 1, from scratch, for a sum of HK$380,000 (£37,103). While his outlay would have bought him a luxury car, he is convinced realistic androids will be big business in years to come, with another experts predicting sex bots will become the norm

Ma, a graphic designer, was inspired to build the robot after growing up watching animated films as a child. The robot responds to a set of programmed verbal commands spoken into a microphone

A video showing the uncanny creation in action also shows Mark 1 thanking ts owner when he compliments it and giving him a wink.

A 3D-printed skeleton lies beneath Mark 1's silicone skin, wrapping its mechanical and electronic parts. About 70 percent of its body was created using 3D printing technology.

Mr Ma adopted a trial-and-error method in creating the robot and encountered obstacles ranging from frequent burnt-out electric motors to the robot losing its balance and toppling over.

In response to the compliment, 'Mark 1, you are so beautiful', the corners of the robot's lips lift, creating a natural-seeming smile, and it says, 'Hehe, thank you.' A video showing the uncanny creation in action also shows Mark 1 thanking ts owner when he compliments it and giving him a wink.

Though Ma has refused to divulge who he built the robot based on, it looks eerily similar to Scarlett Johansson

WILL SEXBOTS STOP SEX CRIME? Many people can see a variety of benefits that sexbots have to offer. Behaviour therapist Nicolas Aujula sees them as a mechanism for helping fetishists explore extreme sexual fantasies, which could help fight sex crime. Mr Aujula said: 'Over the next few years, sex bots I believe could commonly provide a safe and discreet solution for exploring fantasies – offering the possibilities of simply having more creative sex, through to satisfying extreme fetish behaviour. Advertisement

'When you look at everything together, it was really difficult,' said Mr Ma, who had to master unfamiliar topics from electromechanics to programming along the way, besides learning how to fit the robot's external skin over its components.

Mr Ma, from Hong Kong, plans on creating a handbook to allow others to create life-sized robots and will use the money he raises from this endeavour to build a second more sophisticated female robot with a larger range of facial expressions and more natural movement, South China Morning Post reported.

He reportedly chose to build a female robot for commercial reasons because there is more demand for them than for males.

Ma's pet dog stares up at his owner and his life size Scarlett Johansson robot. He reportedly chose to build a female robot for commercial reasons because there is more demand for them than for males

A 3D-printed skeleton (pictured alongside the robot) lies beneath Mark 1's silicone skin, wrapping its mechanical and electronic parts. About 70 percent of its body was created using 3D printing technology

Computing expert Dr David Kreps, told the newspaper sexy robots will become commonplace within the next 50 years and China is expected to lead the way.

He is not the only one to make this prediction, with another expert on future technology, Dr Ian Pearson, claiming human-on-robot sex will be more common than sex between humans by 2050.

He predicted the bots will use artificial intelligence, will look just like humans and people will be happy to shell out thousands for them, like cars.

Computing expert Dr David Kreps, said sexy robots will become commonplace within the next 50 years and China is expected to lead the way. mr Ma's robot is shown above

'Most people will obviously buy androids that they think are attractive and even sexy, and some will be bought specifically because of that,' he said.

'With the advanced AI they will have, even functionally targeted androids will become valued members of the home, and people will form strong emotional bonds with them.

'Some people will buy their robots with sex as a key purpose.

Mr Ma adopted a trial-and-error method in creating the robot and encountered obstacles ranging from frequent burnt-out electric motors to the robot losing its balance and toppling over. Its hands are pictured

Verbal commands are used to control the life-size robot are listed on a laptop computer. An example of a sequence of commands is shown above

WHAT THE SURVEY FOUND They survey asked people what they would do with a robot: Make them clean/cook - 45 per cent Have a conversation - 41 per cent Make them do my work - 38 per cent Have sex with them - 21 per cent Play a sport - 12 per cent Advertisement

'Others will find that they become sexually attracted to them later, but either way, sex with very smart and sexually attractive androids will become common, very common,' he said.

Last month, a survey revealed 21 per cent of British people would have sex with a droid, and one in three would go on a date with one of the uncany machines.

The survey was done VoucherCodesPro who asked 2,816 sexually active Brits aged 18 to describe which activities they would then carry out with a cyborg.

Researchers asked those participants who said they would have sex with a robot why they would do it.

Seventy two per cent said they thought the robots 'would be very good at it' while 28 per cent said it would be a new experience.

Ma used trial-and-error to overcome problems that included balancing the robot on her two feet

Mr Ma, from Hong Kong, (pictured with his robot) plans on creating a handbook to allow others to create life-sized robots and will use the money he raises from this endeavour to build a second more sophisticated female robot with a larger range of facial expressions and more natural movement

3D printers were used to build the robot, including a life-size rib cage and pelvic bones Last month, a survey revealed 21 per cent of British people would have sex with a droid, and one in three would go on a date with one of the uncany machines