Wednesday, June 25, 2014
Kodomoroid
Well, It looks like the robots are just about ready to take over the world. Japanese scientists have developed Kodomoroid (meaning kid-roid). It's supposed to look like a ten-year-old girl and is designed to read the news. Basically it's just a moving mannequin that uses some crappy voice technology. It has been reported that the voice can be changed, and you can even choose a man's voice. A ten-year-old robot girl with a man's voice? Maybe a little too erotic for the news if you ask me. The scientists also produced Otonaroid (or adult-roid). Look at her use her nimble hands.
Just a few modifications and she could be an unstoppable terminator.
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Masahiro Mori discovered the "Uncanny Valley" effect, yet the Japanese continue to make creepy-ass robots knowing full well that the public will find them off-putting. Explain.
ReplyDeleteI suppose they're trying to get to the other side of the valley. Also, only a certain percentage of the population is repulsed by these bots. A certain percentage of people also like to have sex with mannequins, so... There probably are some uses for humanoid bots (not the ones above, though). Maybe they can help medical students or beauty school students. Or, say there's this guy who really enjoys "motor boating melons," and his wife says, "the ol' melons are feeling sore tonight." What's he supposed to do? Perhaps the Japanese will someday solve this crisis.
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