Humans Get Aroused When Touching Robots, New Study Shows

In a first for mechanical man, scientists have revealed that humans get aroused by touching robots. Researchers at Stanford University studying the physiological impact of human-on-bot contact found that "touching areas perceived as private made the skin more moist." The team of scientists programmed a two-foot-tall robot -- part Michelin Man, part Wall-E -- to command four female and six male subjects to touch various parts of its body. Study participants wore finger sensors to measure arousal and reaction time. When asked to touch a neutral, easily accessible part of the body such as the hand, there was no marked response.