Wilhammer Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 Terminator is not that far away.... A Japanese robot has been programmed with 'emotions' that turned it into a stalker. http://www.muckflash.com/?p=200 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
costard Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 Bloody hell! You'd think they'd program some sort of "consummation achieved" sub-routine. Not exactly robot tears... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Other Means Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 The Onion will be OK for a while yet. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lars Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 heh, the world's first Robot Stalker. btw, It doesn’t help that Kenji uses only pre-recorded dog and cat noises to communicate and is able to vocalize his love through a 20 watt speaker in his chest. Twisted people, those Japanese. Just what you need, a robot humping your leg... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RSColonel_131st Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 “Despite our initial enthusiasm, it has become clear that Kenji’s impulses and behavior are not entirely rational or genuine,” conceded Dr. Takahashi. Well, irrational behaviour in a computer is about the closest you can get to a technical concept of "love" or general emotion.... they should be happy. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Emrys Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 “Despite our initial enthusiasm, it has become clear that Kenji’s impulses and behavior are not entirely rational or genuine,” conceded Dr. Takahashi. Doesn't that sound a lot like the emperor's statement that "The war has not necessarily gone in Japan's favor"? Are the Japanese not the world's masters of understatement? Michael 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunnergoz Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 Let's hope good old Kenji doesn't find one of these in the mail someday soon... http://www.muckflash.com/?p=236 He might find other ways to "vocalize his love" with that little goodie. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luderbamsen Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 Somehow, I'm not entirely comfortable with sentinent robots being created by the same people who gave us tentacle porn... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewood Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 I am not comfortable with tentacle porn, period. Unless you think some lubrication would help. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilhammer Posted March 12, 2009 Author Share Posted March 12, 2009 I am not comfortable with tentacle porn, period. Unless you think some lubrication would help. This might explain why Cylons are so Fraked in the head. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Other Means Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 Among other places. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dietrich Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 The extent to which anthropomorphism can twist the human psyche and pervert human endeavor knows no bounds. While robotics scientists in the US make machine-gun-armed micro-tanks and missile-armed robo-planes, robotics scientists in Japan make "emotionally twisted" androids. "Never the twain shall meet"? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
costard Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 The extent to which anthropomorphism can twist the human psyche and pervert human endeavor knows no bounds. While robotics scientists in the US make machine-gun-armed micro-tanks and missile-armed robo-planes, robotics scientists in Japan make "emotionally twisted" androids. "Never the twain shall meet"? Looks like national stereotypes are making their way into the designs. I expect an Australian robot would steal your beer, urinate on the BBQ and pass out on your front lawn; the French has "I surrender!" programmed in one hundred and twenty languages; the Russian model walks in small circles hitting anything it can reach with a small truncheon whilst humming the "The Internationale". 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boo Radley Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 the Russian model walks in small circles hitting anything it can reach with a small truncheon whilst humming the "The Internationale". That's going on my Christmas wish list. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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