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Atomic Rooster · Jul 28, 2005, 01:52 PM

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4714135.stm

I'll take a blond...with vacuum action.

Would it be cheating?

What about marriage?

Leave it to the Japanese...

RAILhead · Jul 28, 2005, 01:57 PM

Oisín · Jul 28, 2005, 02:01 PM

Originally Posted by that BBC article

It can respond to people touching it. It's very satisfying.

I love quotes taken out of context

Atomic Rooster · Jul 28, 2005, 02:01 PM

Originally Posted by RAILhead

Her hand looks like it could have a firm grip.

Doofy · Jul 28, 2005, 02:02 PM

Wake me up when they make the "Valerie 23" model.

greenamp · Jul 28, 2005, 02:03 PM

I've never quite understood the fascination with making human-like robots. What's the point?

nonhuman · Jul 28, 2005, 02:04 PM

Originally Posted by greenamp

I've never quite understood the fascination with making human-like robots. What's the point?

To have sex with. Duh.

BoomStick · Jul 28, 2005, 02:05 PM

Puts a new meaning to RealDoll.

Doofy · Jul 28, 2005, 02:08 PM

Originally Posted by greenamp

I've never quite understood the fascination with making human-like robots. What's the point?

To send them back in time and kill your enemies' mothers. Duh.

greenamp · Jul 28, 2005, 02:14 PM

Originally Posted by nonhuman

To have sex with. Duh.

lol ya know in reality that's probably all the technology would end up becoming: sophisticated sex toys ( I'll take 2 of the one on the left plz ).

KeyLimePi · Jul 28, 2005, 02:45 PM

Sure, they're making great progress in appearances, but AI technology isn't anywhere near catching up. The smartest 'robots' out there today have about as much intelligence as a cricket, so who would want a companion that's lifelike and beautiful and responsive, but dumb as....

...hmmmm....uh, forget I said anything.

budster101 · Jul 28, 2005, 02:47 PM

Exxxxxaaaaaaccccctttttllllyyyy.

RAILhead · Jul 28, 2005, 02:51 PM

Ashley Scott sure is hawt.

Should we make this thread about her instead?

Kerrigan · Jul 28, 2005, 02:52 PM

The android robot "industry" is one of the most useless industries out there. Companies spend millions of dollars on robots that nobody buys, and even if they do achieve their goal of making very lifelike robots, Honda and the rest will not want them to be sold as sex toys, and unions will never let them take over the jobs of real people.

MacNStein · Jul 28, 2005, 02:52 PM

Originally Posted by greenamp

lol ya know in reality that's probably all the technology would end up becoming: sophisticated sex toys ( I'll take 2 of the one on the left plz ).

Ahh, hell, I'll take a couple of each.

SimpleLife · Jul 28, 2005, 05:22 PM

Originally Posted by Kerrigan

The android robot "industry" is one of the most useless industries out there. Companies spend millions of dollars on robots that nobody buys, and even if they do achieve their goal of making very lifelike robots, Honda and the rest will not want them to be sold as sex toys, and unions will never let them take over the jobs of real people.

Unless they're Kiln People...

nonhuman · Jul 28, 2005, 05:36 PM

Originally Posted by Kerrigan

The android robot "industry" is one of the most useless industries out there. Companies spend millions of dollars on robots that nobody buys, and even if they do achieve their goal of making very lifelike robots, Honda and the rest will not want them to be sold as sex toys, and unions will never let them take over the jobs of real people.

Screw the unions. Once we have viable human-replacement androids we won't have any need to bow to their crap anyway.

greenamp · Jul 28, 2005, 07:34 PM

Originally Posted by nonhuman

Screw the unions. Once we have viable human-replacement androids we won't have any need to bow to their crap anyway.

Then we can use them to do all the jobs nobody wants to do. Then we can mistreat them. Then we can grow suspicious of them and start being violent towards them. Then they can retreat and form their own nation. Then they can compete with us on the global scale with superior technology and innovation. Then we can declare war on them. Then we can almost lose but blacken the sky with clouds to cut off their source of energy.

Then they can round us all up and use us for batteries. Then they can plug our brains up to a life-like simulation of our lives. Then...

driven · Jul 28, 2005, 07:34 PM

Originally Posted by KeyLimePi

Sure, they're making great progress in appearances, but AI technology isn't anywhere near catching up. The smartest 'robots' out there today have about as much intelligence as a cricket, so who would want a companion that's lifelike and beautiful and responsive, but dumb as....

...hmmmm....uh, forget I said anything.

Now you are catching on. A perfect woman.

BTW: My friend has a robot that's useful *AND* it sucks like a vaccum.
Roomba

nonhuman · Jul 28, 2005, 07:38 PM

Originally Posted by greenamp

Then we can use them to do all the jobs nobody wants to do. Then we can mistreat them. Then we can grow suspicious of them and start being violent towards them. Then they can retreat and form their own nation. Then they can compete with us on the global scale with superior technology and innovation. Then we can declare war on them. Then we can almost lose but blacken the sky with clouds to cut off their source of energy.

Then they can round us all up and use us for batteries. Then they can plug our brains up to a life-like simulation of our lives. Then...

I say we keep 'em dumb enough to use them as slave labor but smart enough to repair each other. That way there's no longer any need to have a underclass of humans and we can all be equal without reducing ourselves to the lowest common denominator. It'll be android-topia!

driven · Jul 28, 2005, 07:42 PM

Wasn't that the idea that the people of the 12 colonies of Kobol had? Look what happened to them!

Dale Sorel · Jul 28, 2005, 08:31 PM

Originally Posted by driven

Wasn't that the idea that the people of the 12 colonies of Kobol had? Look what happened to them!

Ya, call me when you have a working Number Six

driven · Jul 28, 2005, 09:02 PM

Originally Posted by Dale Sorel

Ya, call me when you have a working Number Six

I'm a Sharron/Boomer fan myself.

euphras · Jul 29, 2005, 03:17 AM

From the cited article:
Repliee Q1 can interact with people. It can respond to people touching it. It's very satisfying

ajprice · 04:49 AM

What about the warranty claims on a sex toy robot??

"I was giving my Jessica Alba 3000 android a good seeing to and went so hard its leg fell off, I want a refund."

Whats the chances of a Lucy Liu bot?

greenamp · Jul 29, 2005, 02:23 PM

Originally Posted by ajprice

What about the warranty claims on a sex toy robot??

"I was giving my Jessica Alba 3000 android a good seeing to and went so hard its leg fell off, I want a refund."

Whats the chances of a Lucy Liu bot?

Or...

My Jessica Alba robot was giving me good head until her jaw malfunctioned and bit my off my peen! Lawsuit!

bradoesch · Jul 29, 2005, 02:26 PM

Chuckit · Jul 29, 2005, 03:05 PM

I'd Oil It.™

Leica/tri-x/d76 · 07:45 PM

What kind of memory is involved - long or short ?

Cubeoid · Jul 30, 2005, 08:08 PM

Sex with a robot is still sex. Now who's the andriot. :/