Japanese inventors have created a 'female' robot that has the ability to blink, respond to eye contact and can recognise body language, opening the door for a new kind of romantic companion for humans.

Geminoid F looks like an everyday Eurasian female; she has soft, feminine features, brown hair and eyes and flushed pink cheeks. She has been dubbed the "love bot," due to her high level of intelligence.

The robot is inspired by the 'Love Plus' video game by Nintendo.

She is the product of Osaka University's robotics engineers, who have been working towards creating a seamless, humanoid robot.

Initial work on Geminoid F began in the wake of Nintendo DS's 2009 game, Love Plus. The game was designed to simulate a high school romance, with players having the option to decide between three female characters, all of which exhibit typical womanly traits.