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Do Androids Smell?

They could have the aroma of donuts or that new car smell

Phyllis Haynes
Dancing Elephants Press
image by author in Leonardo.ai

I was thinking about our effort to duplicate the ideal humanoid and have them moving in and around us.

When I woke up this morning I wondered: what they will smell like?

There are so many commercials urging humans to cover, hide, and or remove their natural body odors, I wondered if humanoid robots would have a very pleasurable scent or none at all?

We humans have a long history of our attempts to smell good. Maybe robots will have a selection of plugins perhaps filled with pheromones for those who choose to engage robots for intimate behavior.

In ancient Egypt, people used scented oils and perfumes made from flowers, herbs, and spices.

The Egyptians valued cleanliness and took baths often. Some wore special wax cones on their heads that melted during the day, releasing a pleasant fragrance. *BBC History

In ancient Greece and Rome, bathing was popular and folks rubbed scented oils on their skin after washing. The Romans built large public bathhouses where people could clean themselves and apply perfumes. Some used powders to reduce odors. * Smithsonian

People believed during the Middle Ages that bathing often would lead to illness. They…

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