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2008-02-13 -Short Attention Span Theater-

Are robots the se* partners of the future? (Not 100% SFW!)

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Posted by gorb 2008-02-13 04:08|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top

#1 Are you sure you would really want a bl.b from a robot running Microsoft Windows?

Posted by JFM">JFM 2008-02-13 08:29|| 2008-02-13 08:29|| Front Page Top

#2 As some asides, the Real Doll corporation, that makes the most advanced solid sex dolls, also makes the most advanced artificial "skin", which will likely be used on humanoid robots in the future.

Interestingly, some celebrities copyright their image, but most do not, so popular humanoid robots will most likely resemble them. Several adult movie actors have licensed their images for Real Dolls.

On the personal front, developing an artificial personality AI is a major challenge, and will probably need the person to wear a monitoring device, so that the robot program can "learn" their feelings and moods, much like voice to text analysis works today (like Dragon Naturally Speaking).

When Dragon was first devised, it took over an hour for a user to develop even a 90% accuracy rate, which meant one in ten words was wrong. But in about three generations, a 98% accuracy rate could be acquired in just 3-5 minutes, probably peaking at 99.8% or better.

I like to point out that it is unlikely that a robot body will be able to carry its "brain" for many generations, so it will have to be wireless connected to a powerful local computer brain in the same building, with several parallel communications links for different activities.

On top of which, that brain will need to be connected to a very powerful master control computer for complex safety and judgment decisions by the robot.

Posted by Anonymoose 2008-02-13 08:38|| 2008-02-13 08:38|| Front Page Top

#3 "Why so down, Bob?"
"My sweetheart's hard drive crashed."

Posted by Fred 2008-02-13 10:00|| 2008-02-13 10:00|| Front Page Top

#4 When you robosweetie's hard drive crashes does the word TILT display in the eyes?

Posted by Deacon Blues">Deacon Blues 2008-02-13 10:04|| 2008-02-13 10:04|| Front Page Top

#5 "Not tonight honey, I'm downloading updates."

Posted by Deadeye Cromong4699 2008-02-13 10:12|| 2008-02-13 10:12|| Front Page Top

#6 you have really made it too the big time wj=hen you get an article published on Rantburg AND Hustler

Posted by sinse 2008-02-13 10:19|| 2008-02-13 10:19|| Front Page Top

#7 you have really made it too the big time wj=hen you get an article published on Rantburg AND Hustler

Posted by sinse 2008-02-13 10:19|| 2008-02-13 10:19|| Front Page Top

#8 you have really made it too the big time wj=hen you get an article published on Rantburg AND Hustler

Posted by sinse 2008-02-13 10:19|| 2008-02-13 10:19|| Front Page Top

#9 You have really made it when your comment gets published 3 times.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2008-02-13 10:23|| 2008-02-13 10:23|| Front Page Top

#10 I caught a virus!

Posted by Bright Pebbles in Blairistan 2008-02-13 10:44|| 2008-02-13 10:44|| Front Page Top

#11 http://www.videosift.com/video/Futurama-Dont-Date-Robots

Posted by Bright Pebbles in Blairistan 2008-02-13 10:45|| 2008-02-13 10:45|| Front Page Top

#12 You only need to keep the OS online for 3 to 9 minutes for most users. That means a smaller memory storage requirement.

"Is that all?" will not be the log off.

Posted by Procopiusk 2008-02-13 10:57|| 2008-02-13 10:57|| Front Page Top

#13 should gotten the signature right. Couldn't stop chuckling.

Posted by Procopius2k 2008-02-13 10:58|| 2008-02-13 10:58|| Front Page Top

#14 Not everyone embraces Levy's vision of a future where humanoids guarantee satisfaction in bed along with pre-programmed post-coital conversation.

I'll be ordering mine without speakers thank you.

Posted by Besoeker 2008-02-13 14:33|| 2008-02-13 14:33|| Front Page Top

#15 I, for one, welcome our new robot slut overlords.

Posted by Iblis 2008-02-13 14:38|| 2008-02-13 14:38|| Front Page Top

#16 And how long before we become robots, transfering cyberbrains into robotic bodies? This type of stuff makes me wonder just how long we can hold onto our biological make-up. First it's sex toys, then everybody wants to be A sex toy, then the end times come upon us!

Interesting read though.

Posted by Charles 2008-02-13 16:28|| 2008-02-13 16:28|| Front Page Top

#17 And how long before we become robots, transferring cyberbrains into robotic bodies?

That's the whole premise of the central character of the Japanese series Ghost in the Shell and intertwines with several subplots in the video series. The Japanese sort of keep popping up on this subject. Of course the Americans have had a fascination with the subject since Julie Newmar was the android feature of My Living Doll, circa 1964. Hubba Hubba. Now where are those flying cars we were promised?

Posted by Procopius2k 2008-02-13 19:19|| 2008-02-13 19:19|| Front Page Top

#18 the nice thing is the power-supply fan would dissipate any post-coital smoke....cigarette smoke too

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2008-02-13 19:46|| 2008-02-13 19:46|| Front Page Top

#19 Just don't let them catch you with a robot that looks like a bicycle.

Posted by KBK 2008-02-13 21:28|| 2008-02-13 21:28|| Front Page Top

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