July 29, 200521 yr http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4714135.stm Last Updated: Wednesday, 27 July 2005, 09:10 GMT 10:10 UK E-mail this to a friend Printable version Japanese develop 'female' android By David Whitehouse Science editor, BBC News website Professor Ishiguro ® stresses the importance of appearance Japanese scientists have unveiled the most human-looking robot yet devised - a "female" android called Repliee Q1. 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 Q1 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 31 actuators in her upper body, powered by a nearby air compressor, programmed to allow her to move like a human. We have found that people forget she is an android while interacting with her Prof Hiroshi Ishiguro "I have developed many robots before," Repliee Q1's designer, Professor Ishiguro, told the BBC News website, "but I soon realised the importance of its appearance. A human-like appearance gives a robot a strong feeling of presence." Designed to look human Before Repliee Q1, Professor Ishiguro developed Repliee R1 which had the appearance of a five-year-old Japanese girl. Its head could move in nine directions and it could gesture with its arm. Four high-sensitivity tactile sensors were placed under the skin of its left arm that made the android react differently to differing pressures. Scientists think that, one day, robots could fool us into believing they were human The follow-up has the appearance of a Japanese woman. To program her motion, a computer analysed the motions of a human and used them as a template for the way Repliee Q1 moves. She can be designed to follow the movement of a human wearing motion sensors or to act independently. "Repliee Q1 can interact with people. It can respond to people touching it. It's very satisfying, although we obviously have a long way to go yet." Professor Ishiguro believes that it may prove possible to build an android that could pass for a human, if only for a brief period. "An android could get away with it for a short time, 5-10 seconds. However, if we carefully select the situation, we could extend that, to perhaps 10 minutes," he said. "More importantly, we have found that people forget she is an android while interacting with her. Consciously, it is easy to see that she is an android, but unconsciously, we react to the android as if she were a woman."
July 29, 200521 yr I want mine in the Texas Edition...blonde, huge knockers, accent and all, who knows how to Barbeque and appreciates the finer things in life, like bass fishing and baseball. I wonder if it gets PMS :plain.
July 29, 200521 yr the possibilites are scary, but i cant wait too see where this goes.. Humans vs Robots?
July 29, 200521 yr This is going to make Battle Bots or whatever that show is called a lot more interesting :lol .
July 29, 200521 yr is it bad that the only thing i'm thinking is if she has a, well...ya know? 879164[/snapback] Thats all I really want to know. Also if they are designed for felatio. :mischief
July 30, 200521 yr Will it be illegal to beat the crap out of a life-like android? Do you think someone that stabs one until it stops moving will be considered sick? :mischief2
July 30, 200521 yr Author well just think you need to spend years paying for a girlfriend.. I mean you pay for the dates and gifts.. Here you wouldnt need to worry over it. One easy downpayment and you are done. And she can keep track of your email, bank account, taxes and the rest
July 31, 200521 yr well just think you need to spend years paying for a girlfriend.. I mean you pay for the dates and gifts.. Here you wouldnt need to worry over it. One easy downpayment and you are done. And she can keep track of your email, bank account, taxes and the rest 880562[/snapback] I wonder if there's a spot where I can put bread to get toasted... :mischief
July 31, 200521 yr oh God, this is what my life is gonna come down to. i f***ing know it. and i bet the inventor was going through a really messy divorce when he thought this s*** up.
July 31, 200521 yr Author It would have to be waterproof. I mean living in florida it would fry in moments. Think it has adjustable hair/eyes perhaps upon command? It is amusing concepts. My android did my homework
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