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Missing the point somewhat...
Posted: Tue May 16, 2017 12:28 am
by Gob
Harmony is a new type of sex doll - one that can move and talk.
Her head, eyelids and lip movements are fairly crude and her conversation is even more limited.
But she is part of a new robotics revolution that is seeing artificial intelligence incorporated into an extremely human-like body.
Some think that it will revolutionise the way humans interact with robots while others believe that it represents the very worst in robotic advancement.
The uncanny valley - the idea that the closer we get to replicating the human form, the more scared we become of our creations - seems to have come to life in this unassuming factory on the outskirts of San Marcos, California.
"Did you put the bins out?"
"That ceiling could do with a lick of paint.."
"No we're not doing it that way, you filthy bastard..."
Re: Missing the point somewhat...
Posted: Tue May 16, 2017 1:24 am
by dales
Move over, Blow-Up Wanda.
Re: Missing the point somewhat...
Posted: Tue May 16, 2017 7:49 pm
by rubato
The Stepford prophecy.
yrs,
rubato
Re: Missing the point somewhat...
Posted: Tue May 16, 2017 8:44 pm
by Lord Jim
her conversation is even more limited.
Presumably that's a feature, not a design flaw...
Re: Missing the point somewhat...
Posted: Wed May 17, 2017 6:20 pm
by oldr_n_wsr
Wasn't there a TV series about her/her type?
I think they had green eyes.
personally, I'll keep my wife, and hopefully she'll keep me.
ETA
Believe it or not, we celebrated 33years this past friday.
Re: Missing the point somewhat...
Posted: Thu May 18, 2017 2:55 am
by Lord Jim
Oldr, I believe you may be thinking of:
Excellent show...
Just wrapped up Season 2 a couple of weeks ago; it's been renewed for Season 3...
Re: Missing the point somewhat...
Posted: Thu May 18, 2017 5:07 pm
by Long Run
Can holodeck technology be far behind.
Re: Missing the point somewhat...
Posted: Thu May 18, 2017 5:13 pm
by liberty
oldr_n_wsr wrote:Wasn't there a TV series about her/her type?
I think they had green eyes.
personally, I'll keep my wife, and hopefully she'll keep me.
ETA
Believe it or not, we celebrated 33years this past friday.
Your late, I got you beat with forty eight.
And, I am late I could have done better that with an earlier date.
Liberty for all
Re: Missing the point somewhat...
Posted: Thu May 18, 2017 5:17 pm
by Joe Guy
Her head, eyelids and lip movements are fairly crude and her conversation is even more limited.
Sounds like every woman I ever picked up at a bar...
Missing the point somewhat...
Posted: Thu May 18, 2017 6:28 pm
by RayThom
Just don't rubber the wrong way.
Hey, I'm dyslexic -- it's not my fault.
Re: Missing the point somewhat...
Posted: Thu May 18, 2017 7:26 pm
by oldr_n_wsr
Lord Jim wrote:Oldr, I believe you may be thinking of:
Excellent show...
Just wrapped up Season 2 a couple of weeks ago; it's been renewed for Season 3...
That's it.
Some good looking cyber-ladies in that show.
I remember seeing the trailers when it was first starting, but never sat and watched (never could figure out when/what channel it was on). Now it's two seasons old and if I could find the time/channel, I woudl have no clue what is going on.
Oh well, it's probably on when I am at a meeting anyway.
Or when I am doing something in the workshop.
Or past my bedtime.
