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The Science of Human-Robot Love
MrSeb writes "Since Slashdot first covered lovotics back in July 2011, its creator — Hooman Samani — has been busy working on a couple of new applications for his fledgling scientific sphere of human-robot love: Kissenger and Mini-Surrogate. Kissenger is a robot with highly-sensitive and motor-actuated lips, which you can use to transmit a kiss to another Kissenger robot (held by a friend or loved one) over the internet. Mini-Surrogate is basically a real-world avatar that adds a physical element to video conferencing. Both are primarily for human-human use, but it's easy to imagine a Kissenger hooked up to an AI or video game. Likewise, the next Elder Scrolls game could come with a Mini-Surrogate, so that you can communicate with your in-game wife while you're knee-deep in fireballed orc."
Because the comments on this topic have the danger of being too hilarious :)
This is the sig that says NI (again)
When they have a device that allows me to slap people over the Internet.
"If any question why we died, Tell them because our fathers lied."
Am I among some minority that is not just a little, but very thoroughly grossed out by this type of technology? I guess for me it triggers some sort of Uncanny Valley response, where my first instinct is not to empathize with a human-seeming robot, but to run away screaming.
"Kissenger is a robot with highly-sensitive and motor-actuated lips, which you can use to transmit a kiss to another Kissenger."
Did anyone else get the image of making out with a robot with the appearance of Henry Kissinger? Or am I the crazy one here...
Oh come on... get it over with, make one that sucks cock. You all know we want one.
Then I'm sure that there will be a market for a cunning linguist model.
(Somebody had to say it. You know you thought about saying it. I just did it for you.)
Check your premises.
As someone who has worked in the adult "novelty" industry, I can say with confidence that sex is one area of human interaction in which the Uncanny Valley does not exist.
Seriously, humans will hump damn near anything if you make it squishy enough... filthy beasts.
An enigma, wrapped in a riddle, shrouded in bacon and cheese
"The penis you are using is not registered as an authorized device in our database; in order to preserve our intellectual property rights, it will now be confiscated and destroyed."
An enigma, wrapped in a riddle, shrouded in bacon and cheese
Seriously, humans will hump damn near anything if you make it squishy enough... filthy beasts.
Who needs filthy beasts when you have tentacle monsters?
Because the comments on this topic have the danger of being too hilarious :)
Seriously, this robot thingamajig inventor's first name is "Hooman"? Does that strike anyone else as a bit too silly for belief?
"What in the name of Fats Waller is that?"
"A four-foot prune."
It needs a girl on the other end to function.
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