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Ask the Robotic Psychiatrist
No, not Dr. Susan Calvin. She's a fictional character who appears in a number of Isaac Asimov's works. Dr. Joanne Pransky is real, although she happily admits that she's modeled her career on the fictional Dr. Calvin. There is plenty of show biz razzle-dazzle (and humor) in Dr. Pransky's shtick -- she's been a judge on BattleBots and an engaging guest on many talk shows -- but there are hard academic underpinnings to it all, and she is as qualified as any living human being to answer your questions (one per post, please) about robot behavior and human-robot relationships. We'll send her 10 - 12 of the highest-moderated questions and have her answers back to you in about a week. (No hard-tech question, please. Those would go to a robotic internist or robotic orthopedist.)
YOU CANNOT STOP ME
For a long time, I have felt differently from the other boys at my school. I like to talk to girls and be their friends, but I just don't... feel anything towards them.
But televisions, computers, disk drives--hell, even toasters give me that thrill that only the most metallic and electrical of devices can provide. I'm very conflicted about this. Everyone in my community would shun me if I were to divulge my feelings, so for now I've kept this to myself and it's tearing me up inside.
What sort of advise then, Doctor, would you give to a closted robosexual?
Karma: Excellent Birds (mostly as a result of listening to Laurie Anderson)
What is your favorite color?
Go /. these assholes!
How may I best welcome our new Robot Overlords?
If I install a Fleshlight in my Teddy Ruxpin will Eliza tell me "Not tonight dear, I have a headache"?!!!!
"What a scam it is when slashdot helps some chick stroke her ego and doesn't have the credentials to back it all up"
Question is, would she let us geeks stroke more than just her ego?