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if this is NASA's best shot @ present, we've got a way to go before we're in bladerunner world:

http://ndeaa.jpl.nasa.gov/nasa-nde/biomimetics/Biomimetic-robot-Hanson.mov

― Pashmina (Pashmina), Wednesday, 22 February 2006 11:23 (twenty years ago)

But, you know, it's kind of impressive in it's own right (also somewhat creepy).

― Pashmina (Pashmina), Wednesday, 22 February 2006 11:29 (twenty years ago)

The Uncanny Valley is very echoey.

― robster (robster), Wednesday, 22 February 2006 11:30 (twenty years ago)

I want to meet a woman who makes those sorts of facial expressions.

― Peter Densmore (pbnmyj), Wednesday, 22 February 2006 12:13 (twenty years ago)

Why does she have two voices? I mean, it's not just an echo, if you listen she's actually got two different tones of voice...

― JimD (JimD), Wednesday, 22 February 2006 12:47 (twenty years ago)

Sandra Bullock's chances of landing the lead in Miss Congeniality 3 just dropped by 45%.

― Huk-L (Huk-L), Wednesday, 22 February 2006 14:34 (twenty years ago)

Holy shit, the same group(Hanson Robotics) is working on a Philip K Dick replicant:

http://www.hansonrobotics.com/images/PKD-A-sculpture-4-14-05.jpg

The robot will portray Dick in both form and intellect through an artificial-intelligence-driven personality. The hardware will manipulate Hanson's proprietary lifelike skin material to affect extremely realistic expressions with very low power. Cameras in the eyes will allow the robot to perceive people's identity and behavior through advanced machine vision and biometric-identification software. The robot will track faces, perceive facial expressions, and recognize people from the crowd (family, friends, celebrities, etc).

SCIENCE! DECKARD WUZ A REPLICANT!

― kingfish has gene rayburn's mic (kingfish 2.0), Wednesday, 22 February 2006 16:00 (twenty years ago)

or rather, they ALREADY finished this thing, as it was scheduled for the Wired fest last year.

― kingfish has gene rayburn's mic (kingfish 2.0), Wednesday, 22 February 2006 16:02 (twenty years ago)

In better news, Asahi appear to have invented a beer robot.

― aldo_cowpat (aldo_cowpat), Thursday, 23 February 2006 11:09 (twenty years ago)

This is all freaking me out in the best way possible. Though I still prefer non-human looking robots whose form works with function. This morning, I just find the whole thing self-indulgent and limiting. Yesterday I thought it was cooler.

― rrrobyn (rrrobyn), Thursday, 23 February 2006 15:15 (twenty years ago)

That robot better learn to pour.

― Peter Densmore (pbnmyj), Thursday, 23 February 2006 16:44 (twenty years ago)

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