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Old 01-29-2010, 02:37 AM   #1
 
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Robot Thread.

Lol, post all robot related news here.

Since i've seen more then one relating to robots, i thought i make a thread dedicated to them. And since robots r often updating any new crazy info on them can be posted here.


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Robot Lookalike Builds Home In Uncanny Valley



See that above? That’s roboticist Hiroshi Ishiguro. Well, one of them is Hiroshi, and the other one is his robot doppelganger. I think the robot is the one on the right, but I’m not sure. Either way, it’s spectacularly creepy, right? However, you might want one of your own. Millennium Retailing, parent company of Japanese department stores Sogo, Seibu, and Robinsons, have announced a special sale. For the low price of $223,000, you too can have your own humanoid robot lookalike.

The robots are based off of the Actroid, from Japanese robotics firm Kokoro, known for robot receptionists throughout Japan. These personalized robots will look like, sound like, make expressions like, and will even move like their owners. It’s like Surrogates, but in real life. The catch is Kokoro is only going to make two of them. Thank goodness; I couldn’t bear to see a bunch of those super-creepy robots wandering around, being disturbing.

More robots here...i guess by same company.
http://www.kokoro-dreams.co.jp/robot/act/gallery.html
My friend told me Gackt the great Japanese rocker has a robot clone. And a few other jpop/jrock artist o.o...but their speech pattern still sounds kinda robotish.


Btw i know the Gackt thing true cos my japanese friend told me...and she lives in japan. she was shock i didn't know considering how old news that was. O.o


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Sex-bot debuts at porn industry confab



Los Angeles, Jan 12 (DPA) High technology has come to the glamorous world of sex dolls.
A company called Perfect Companion said Monday that it has debuted the world’s first sex robot, named Roxxxy, complete with artificial intelligence that give her a life-like personality and flesh-like synthetic skin that can make her feel like a real woman.

In a statement, creator Douglas Hines says that Roxxxy, which debuted over the weekend at the AVN Adult Entertainment Expo, can be “programmed to learn your likes and dislikes” as well as “listen, feel, and speak to her owner.”

The 170 cm, 54 kg doll comes from the factory with four distinct “girlfriend personalities,” including Frigid Farrah, Wild Wendy, Mature Martha, and more. Users can also built custom profiles online and swap them with friends. Though the doll’s limbs do not move autonomously “she is always turned on and ready to talk or play,” the company said.

The doll goes on sale this week for $7,000 plus a monthly subscription fee. True Companions said it is working on a male sex robot to be called Rocky True Companion.

* Roxxxy TrueCompanion is anatomically consistent with a human
* She can hear you, speak to you, feel your touch, carry on a conversation, and have an orgasm
* Artificial intelligence engine lets Roxxxy learn your likes and dislikes
* Comes preloaded with 5 separate girlfriend personalities, including:
-Frigid Farrah (reserved and shy)
-Wild Wendy (outgoing and adventurous)
-Young (”she is oh so young (barely 18) and waiting for you to teach her”)
* You can design your own personality profiles and share them online
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