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Come on, how close are we to having intelligent robot companions?

www.realdoll.com

This is what you're looking for

I'm holding out* for the day when we can go to the corner 7-11 and order up a beautiful woman, right through the nanobot replicator.

You might be looking for a Real Doll. Granted, you can't get them at the 7-11, and they do cost $6,000 USD, but it's the closest thing you're going to get to manufacturing your dream woman at the moment :)

Just slap one of these on and I'm set! Realdoll

He didn't say who his girlfriend is.

Real Doll.

Any questions?

Um, well, you're in a High School Computer Club. I'm guessing that you don't get laid all that often. And I'm guessing that you'd like to get laid, you just lack the, er, social skills. If your club buys a RealDoll and adds a skeletal robot to it, then implements a functional AI system using, I dunno, Lisp or something, then you'll all be able to get laid, and learn about computer stuff at the same time. Well, not the exact same time, but you know what I mean. You can program her to do all sorts of fun things. Hell, she's got three holes! That leaves open the possibility for Computer Club Gangbangs!

Um, is your club looking for new members?

I am really sorry to bring this up, but this technology can probably be paired up with something like this for the most realistic (or, possibly good beyond realism) blowjob in the history of mankind...

They are simply the best instruments for studying arterial flow to the penis non-invasively.

I'm not so sure about that ... These may work a little better

I can see it now... combine the Orbi with the Real Doll.... A USB adapter coming out of her side....

No really, I need this for work...

...I can basically feel up boobies while I work? Is there a downside to this?

Well, you can buy one here without getting married.

Combine this with Honda's Asimo and one of these and I'm in.

Yeah, I just hope they go all out real on us, like these people. Keep it looking like a big blue box please. Otherwise, if I do happen to have a teleconference with a hot chick, there's going to be a sexual harassment case for sure. Plus, my wingy-wang will be electrocuted. Oh well, the apple doesn't fall far from tree. To each his own.

This, I think it might be the killer application of home robotics.

Seems like it would be a few grand cheaper to just mod a Real Doll. The ultimate intersection of computing and....*ahem* comfort.

Imagine the new interface possibilties. Who needs a mouse!

Sometimes they do if you squint hard enough.

The Stacy model from RealDoll. Granted they aren't really robots, but their so damn fuckable!

How the fuck can someone make a beatiful doll for fucking, AND NOT HAVE ANY REDHEADS!!!!!!

Come on, if that Silicone Repair Kit doesn't turn you on, what will!

But it's a LARGE investment. I mean, really large investment - one that you cannot easily hide from other people either.

On the other hand, in Japan Massage Chairs are very popular. I don't see why one would go through the trouble with a robot since those chairs actually do a darn good job at massaging (no it's not the vibrational type - these has wheeled "knockers" that does the massaging).

Maybe you should go visit here

Dumbass, THAT allready exists in more than one form allready! Jesus get with the program allready!

I had the same thought. When they can mix the robots with one of these then they will have something.

This one is for Taco.

If we could just get one inside a real doll.

If it's sex you're looking for try here. Plus they're only about 5G.

Is it just me, or does...Not sound very sexy?

Look, get one of these if that's what you're into. Myself, I just want it to do stuff for me around the house. The fact that it can converse and walk up stairs is really just a novelty. These are the things I need done:

Take out the trash.
Cook a tv dinner.
Get me a beer from the fridge.
Draw tapwater into a glass and bring it to me.
Answer the phone.
Bring me the remote.
Get my mail/newspaper.
Do my laundry.
Make my bed.
Dust the house.
Vacuum the house.
Clean my bathroom and kitchen.

It's probably Sony's vision to create a robot that can do the above, but they don't appear to be any closer than when they started.

actually, to be honest most japanese women sounds about the same (depending on age, anyhow) in the girly tone, as unbelievable as it might seem. I mean, it must not be very good for the vocal cord...

Exactly. Open Sores hippies won't pay for anything. Information wants to be free! Well, except maybe for this.

That would have been funnier if you had included a link to it.

Dude that guys mon is like 80 years old! At least wait untill she is dead so that you can have the glory of being a necrophiliac, otherwise you will just be a raper of elderly women...

You are walking down a road, suddenly a raper of old women jumps out of the bushes!"

Roll a 0-20 and he thinks that YOU are an old woman and rapes you. Take 2 20d damage points

Roll 21-40 and he trys to negotiate mutual gay fagghorx sexsxhor wit you. Roll 2 d6 charisma, if roll fails you become goats.cx gut and take 2 d100 damage.

Roll 41-60 He doesn't care that you are a fat 35 year old virgin, in fact that turns him on, much like the hicks in deliverance were turned on by Wilburs fat virginity! You are RAPED! Roll 2 d 20 for damages. Lower Charisma by 1 d20

He gives you a blowjob whilst you read Hustler. AAhhh memorys of college... roll 1 d100 as a temporary personality gain. last 1 d100 turns

Star fronteirs or Gamma World? BackOriface2K or Sub7? Our generation is fscked! Roll 1 d100 and if the resulting roll is 1-99 you become a w0rm writig skriptkiddiot dreaming of owning your own real doll

ShafTroLL rolePlaying games, inc. A division of kogal raping cthulhu monsters limited.

All a geek needs is something from RealDoll

Yes, but that problem is already solved by a another little plastic friend?

To tell you the truth, it looked like an awesome idea. I would probably have bought one if the name didn't immediately turn me off.

I sure hope RealDoll comes up with something like this!

Question to ANY person there
How many Realdolls do you plan on buying once you start selling *insert product of vendor here*

Cuz damn...i know I would be supporting the rest of the technology community if I prospered!
P.S. Buy slashdot a tester model.

Where are the robot slaves?

You can get an alpha version here. These early models don't do much though.

[computer]: I see you are browsing RealDoll's website again. I sense you are horny. Would you like me to open a frame with low interest loan vendors listed so you can afford a RealDoll?

[computer]: Ah. now you're looking at goatse.cx again. I sense you're feeling experimental. Would you a new window open with a list of local transgendered dominatrixs?

[computer]: uh.. I see you're looking at buying a new computer. I sense you are fed up..

Now if I could get one of the tai chi robots to clean my toilet and do other household tasks, oh, and a better exterior would be nice....

i am certain there are people out there who can abstain. i am also pretty damn certain these asexual prudes are in the minority. ;-P

I agree most poeple have sex. It's a basic need. Unfortunately, you're talking to a group of people that represent the largest concentration of people who don't typically get any.

Geeks. Slashdot Geeks.

Though, I'm pretty sure that is just an overplayed joke. I'm willing to bet a good portion of these fine geeky humans at least get sex once in a while. Realdolls, Fleshlights, and masturbation don't count.

All your teenage monies are belong to Hollywood and Bill Gates.

a RealDoll?

here goes my karma again ;)

Worse or better, depending on who your boss is. I would mind working "under" a she.

or it could have been a real doll.

.brad

Bizarre. But obviously they have Star Trek fans in mind. I wonder if it is available with three breasts. :)

a bobble head doll

Did it come with any accessories?

A life sized Beverly Crusher... Maybe

If Moore's law keeps on going strong, I should be able to have rudimentary AI in my RealDoll by 2012 thanks to innovations like this!