Better than a Stepford Wife

[Merika]

Japanese develop 'female' android
By David Whitehouse
Science editor, BBC News website

Professor Ishiguro (r) stresses the importance of appearance in his robots
Japanese scientists have unveiled the most human-looking robot yet - a "female" android named Repliee Q1Expo.

She has flexible silicone for skin rather than hard plastic, and a number of sensors and motors to allow her to turn and react in a human-like manner.

She can flutter her eyelids and move her hands like a human. She even appears to breathe.

Professor Hiroshi Ishiguro of Osaka University says one day robots could fool us into believing they are human.

Repliee Q1Expo is not like any robot you will have seen before, at least outside of science-fiction movies.

She is designed to look human and although she can only sit at present, she has 42 actuators in her upper body, powered by a nearby air compressor, programmed to allow her to move like a human.

You HAVE to see this: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4714135.stm
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I'm not sure if it's cool or freaky....or they have a plan for a great Army one day. :?

[twinkle]

OMG, he is so right, conciously, also we do accept she's an android, we never can really deal with it.

I remember watching StarTrack and being fascinated and yet horrifed by Data... It seemed utterly impossible to even come near something like that, at that time.

[Merika]

I'm holding out for the male model who can actually be human enough to hold a job.....

[Star]

it's cool but creepy all at the same time. she looks so real in the picture

[Merika]

If I get rich...I'll buy one to cook and clean!

[Duke]

Originally Posted by Merika

I'm holding out for the male model who can actually be human enough to hold a job.....

They have nothing to model it after so it will be an obvious fake

[Paul]

saw that a week or so ago, pretty interesting stuff, still a long ways to go with that technology though.

[Duke]

I wonder how she reacts if you touch her lovingly.

[Merika]

Originally Posted by Duke

I wonder how she reacts if you touch her lovingly.

Probably much like the bumper on your car. 8)

[Duke]

I don't touch my cars bumper lovingly but I do touch my bumper all the time.

[Paul]

you should go to the gym and do situps, then you won't have a bumper.

[Duke]

How are situps going to help my butt?

Besides, situps are bad for you, do crunches instead.

[Paul]

depends what end of the car you're talking about d00ky