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Repliee Q1Expo the Paranoid Android

By Montag | Related entries in Comedy, Kitchen Sink, Technology

Technorati says this is the most discussed news item this morning.

Fun caption: She’s not a robot, she’s my wife!

Not to be mean, but Repliee Q1Expo’s creator seems obsessed with one particular aspect of his invention.

“but I soon realised the importance of its appearance. A human-like appearance gives a robot a strong feeling of presence.”
Professor Ishiguro believes that it may prove possible to build an android that could pass for a human, if only for a brief period.
“…we have found that people forget she is an android while interacting with her. Consciously, it is easy to see that she is an android, but unconsciously, we react to the android as if she were a woman.”

But she can’t do anything! “…she can only sit at present…” [Insert joke about having a teenager at home that sits around all day, but looks totally human.] Apparently this is a case where form precedes function.

Oh, yeah, and what’s up with the lace gloves?

BBC News: Japanese develop ‘female’ android

UPDATE by Justin Gardner:
Here are some more stories about androids.

SKorea’s newest android to get a face lift

S. Korean scientists want android to walk

The androids are coming

More to come.

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3 Responses to “Repliee Q1Expo the Paranoid Android”

Donklephant » Blog Archive » Is This Your Grandkid’s Door? Says:
August 19th, 2005 at 7:31 am
[...] Hmmm. How much ‘better’ does this door protect a room? I mean dust, pollen, bugs and germs are pretty small, and will still fit through the smaller opening, no? As with Repliee Q1Expo, the almost-human-looking android, this seems like another case where the invention’s purpose is almost an afterthought to development and execution of the really neat idea. [...]
Donklephant » Blog Archive » Child-Shaped Robot Says:
August 30th, 2005 at 9:27 am
[...] I like to follow the robot news out of Japan; and there is news on this front today: Japan is all set to introduce a child-shaped humanoid robot that can identify about 10,000 words and work as a house sitter. [...]
mike Says:
April 8th, 2006 at 2:56 pm
“heh, heh, I built me a robot, a GIRL robot. This will be the best prom ever!”

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