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Human-looking Android
Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2005 6:41 pm
by Kiran
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4714135.stm
First the technology to make you invisible...and now this. Yay, aren't the Japs smart.
What's next? Flying cars?
Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2005 7:14 pm
by bash
Knowing the rather permissive sexual nature of Japanese males (rape comics, girls' worn underwear from vending machines, etc.), I think we can guess where this is heading.
I'm just surprised it's not a Sailor Moon android.
Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2005 7:49 pm
by Vindicator
Before Repliee Q1, Professor Ishiguru developed Repliee R1 which had the appearance of a five-year-old Japanese girl.
o_O
Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2005 7:50 pm
by woodchip
"It can respond to people touching it."
I'm going to get one for Iceman. Lord knows he needs one.
Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2005 9:08 pm
by Kiran
bash wrote:Knowing the rather permissive sexual nature of Japanese males (rape comics, girls' worn underwear from vending machines, etc.), I think we can guess where this is heading.
I'm just surprised it's not a Sailor Moon android.
Now that you mention it... I'm suprised too...
Maybe that's just a first step to a Sailor Moon Android
Re: Human-looking Android
Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2005 4:40 am
by Floyd
Kiran wrote:What's next? Flying cars?
http://www.moller.com/skycar/
Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2005 4:56 am
by Flabby Chick
Finally!! A wench who dosn't need a bloody orgasm every time she has sex.
Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2005 7:04 am
by roid
31 actuators doesn't sound like many.
but the 5 yr old child sounds like a good idea for an android, since they are kindof stupid it makes sense.
wouldn't mind seeing it in action, faking human movement is notoriously hard.
Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2005 8:08 am
by Duper
Why do people always seem to want to create the situation that they fear most? *sigh*
interesting article.
Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2005 8:16 am
by Dedman
Check out realdoll.com They aren't robots, but they sure are real looking. Maybe these two guys should team up.
Re: Human-looking Android
Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2005 3:21 pm
by Kiran
*faints*
Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2005 6:03 pm
by Robo
I'm fighting the urge to plaster the
smilie onto one of the androids. Help me..
Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2005 11:24 pm
by Iceman
Heh! I'd hit it!
Re: Human-looking Android
Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2005 1:58 pm
by NWRhino
Flying cars were recently developed, but by an american. It uses 4 jet powered propellers in housings that can be pivoted.
What's this technology about being invisible? I haven't heard of that.
Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2005 2:06 pm
by Grax
it's a chameleon raincoat
Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2005 11:15 pm
by roid
that camoflage (inspired by thermoptic camouflage in
Ghost in the Shell) is purely theoretical and no-where near even prototyping.
all the demonstrations of it have been using a seperate projector that projects an image onto the device from afar.
i wrote an article about it over 2 years ago here:
http://www.zzz.com.ru/zzz_original_site/165.html
(scroll 3/5ths down the page)