Japanese develop 'female' android

**muzikool** · July 28th, 2005

Japanese scientists have unveiled the most human-looking robot yet devised - a "female" android called Repliee Q1.

She has flexible silicone for skin rather than hard plastic, and a number of sensors and motors to allow her to turn and react in a human-like manner.

She can flutter her eyelids and move her hands like a human. She even appears to breathe.

Professor Hiroshi Ishiguro of Osaka University says one day robots could fool us into believing they are human.

Repliee Q1 is not like any robot you will have seen before, at least outside of science-fiction movies.

She is designed to look human and although she can only sit at present, she has 31 actuators in her upper body, powered by a nearby air compressor, programmed to allow her to move like a human.

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Creepy!

**Khayman** · July 28th, 2005

I was reading about this earlier at work, its just frickin creepy!

**gonaads** · July 28th, 2005

"Repliee Q1 can interact with people. It can respond to people touching it. It's very satisfying, although we obviously have a long way to go yet."

Now that is creepy. And yet perverted at the same time.

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Professor Ishiguro believes that it may prove possible to build an android that could pass for a human, if only for a brief period.

"An android could get away with it for a short time, 5-10 seconds. However, if we carefully select the situation, we could extend that, to perhaps 10 minutes," he said.

Now that's just enough time for the perverted horny geek.

*runs*

**Petros** · July 28th, 2005

If your player won't play it, change the extension to .mpeg. I had to change the extension to get around the board not letting mpeg through.

This video makes it no less disturbing. A promising future for androids, yes, but disturbing at the moment.

**gonaads** · July 28th, 2005

Daaaaaaamn.

**falconguard** · July 28th, 2005

autoeroti....err, uhm animatronic

yeah that's it.

**gonaads** · July 29th, 2005

hah hah, jurassic park. heh heh, that dumb shiit attorney.

**perris** · July 29th, 2005

I'd like to see this thing with deep blue installed sitting at a chess tournament.

I'd put her in a wheel chair so she wouldn't have to walk and I'd program her a scripted dialogue to help feed the situation

I bet she''d fool people for more then ten minutes, she'd win the tournament too

**vern** · July 29th, 2005

The Japanese and their fetishes. I'm not surprised. lol. Nothing against Japanese ... some of my best friends were Japanese throughout high school when I went to an International School.

**~bk** · July 29th, 2005

Woah!

**LeeJend** · July 29th, 2005

Yeah but do those 31 actuators move any of the good parts? BTW The hands look ugly.

This guy needs to hook up with these people:

http://www.realdoll.com/

**SPeedY_B** · July 30th, 2005

Very freaky. Wonder if it can make a cup of tea?

**Petros** · July 30th, 2005

I was reading some news website poll about what you would want a robot most for. "Housekeeping" ran away with 69% of the vote. I wonder how well it housekeeping would have done if they had included "tactile stimulation"...

**Geffy** · July 30th, 2005

or a ham sammich

**SPeedY_B** · July 31st, 2005

I had a sammich in my head!

Sammich and tea... now we're talking.

**the_music_man** · July 31st, 2005

saw it on mtv - very freaky indeed!

paul2-0-0-2 · July 31st, 2005

Yes saw it somewhere looks dodgy

I-Robot maybe

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muzikool Act your wage. Joined: December 2001 Location: Texas, USA Reputation: Yes, please. Posts: 7,626 Reputation: 2900 Power: 229	Japanese develop 'female' android Japanese scientists have unveiled the most human-looking robot yet devised - a "female" android called Repliee Q1. She has flexible silicone for skin rather than hard plastic, and a number of sensors and motors to allow her to turn and react in a human-like manner. She can flutter her eyelids and move her hands like a human. She even appears to breathe. Professor Hiroshi Ishiguro of Osaka University says one day robots could fool us into believing they are human. Repliee Q1 is not like any robot you will have seen before, at least outside of science-fiction movies. She is designed to look human and although she can only sit at present, she has 31 actuators in her upper body, powered by a nearby air compressor, programmed to allow her to move like a human. Full Story Creepy!

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Khayman I'm sorry Hal... Joined: January 2002 Location: England Posts: 5,514 Reputation: 1210 Power: 191	Re: Japanese develop 'female' android I was reading about this earlier at work, its just frickin creepy! "I'm on the server side. I don't know what side you're on"

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gonaads Beware the G-Man Joined: March 2002 Location: XP-erience, NTFS, OSNN, Bay Area, California Posts: 18,474 Reputation: 4070 Power: 345	Re: Japanese develop 'female' android "Repliee Q1 can interact with people. It can respond to people touching it. It's very satisfying, although we obviously have a long way to go yet." Now that is creepy. And yet perverted at the same time. [edit] Professor Ishiguro believes that it may prove possible to build an android that could pass for a human, if only for a brief period. "An android could get away with it for a short time, 5-10 seconds. However, if we carefully select the situation, we could extend that, to perhaps 10 minutes," he said. Now that's just enough time for the perverted horny geek. runs *"I play violent video games, I could snap at any second."*

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Petros Thief IV Joined: May 2003 Location: Pacific Northwest Posts: 3,038 Reputation: 1647 Power: 153	Re: Japanese develop 'female' android If your player won't play it, change the extension to .mpeg. I had to change the extension to get around the board not letting mpeg through. This video makes it no less disturbing. A promising future for androids, yes, but disturbing at the moment.

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gonaads Beware the G-Man Joined: March 2002 Location: XP-erience, NTFS, OSNN, Bay Area, California Posts: 18,474 Reputation: 4070 Power: 345	Re: Japanese develop 'female' android Daaaaaaamn. *"I play violent video games, I could snap at any second."*

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falconguard Carbon based lifeform Joined: February 2004 Location: SoCal Posts: 3,406 Reputation: 2305 Power: 155	Re: Japanese develop 'female' android autoeroti....err, uhm animatronic yeah that's it.

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gonaads Beware the G-Man Joined: March 2002 Location: XP-erience, NTFS, OSNN, Bay Area, California Posts: 18,474 Reputation: 4070 Power: 345	Re: Japanese develop 'female' android hah hah, jurassic park. heh heh, that dumb shiit attorney. *"I play violent video games, I could snap at any second."*

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perris OSNN Godlike Veteran Joined: January 2002 Location: new york Posts: 12,231 Reputation: 4333 Power: 288	Re: Japanese develop 'female' android I'd like to see this thing with deep blue installed sitting at a chess tournament. I'd put her in a wheel chair so she wouldn't have to walk and I'd program her a scripted dialogue to help feed the situation I bet she''d fool people for more then ten minutes, she'd win the tournament too IT'S NOT WHAT YOU'VE DONE IT'S WHAT YOU ARE GOING TO DO

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vern Dominus Joined: March 2002 Location: Minnesota, USA Posts: 1,570 Reputation: 660 Power: 143	Re: Japanese develop 'female' android The Japanese and their fetishes. I'm not surprised. lol. Nothing against Japanese ... some of my best friends were Japanese throughout high school when I went to an International School. free illegal pr0n @ ribbed.us

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LeeJend OSNN Veteran Addict Joined: January 2003 Location: Fort Worth, TX Posts: 5,255 Reputation: 3386 Power: 196	Re: Japanese develop 'female' android Yeah but do those 31 actuators move any of the good parts? BTW The hands look ugly. This guy needs to hook up with these people: http://www.realdoll.com/ Thought for the new millenium: In a world without walls and fences, who needs Windows and Gates? - Open Office - Firefox - Thunderbird - Gimp -Ubuntu - Red Hat -

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SPeedY_B I may actually be insane. Joined: March 2002 Location: Midlands, England Posts: 15,800 Reputation: 2877 Power: 307	Re: Japanese develop 'female' android Very freaky. Wonder if it can make a cup of tea? 1. SPeedYB.co.uk 2. CamPortal.co.uk 3. MacIRC.co.uk

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Petros Thief IV Joined: May 2003 Location: Pacific Northwest Posts: 3,038 Reputation: 1647 Power: 153	Re: Japanese develop 'female' android I was reading some news website poll about what you would want a robot most for. "Housekeeping" ran away with 69% of the vote. I wonder how well it housekeeping would have done if they had included "tactile stimulation"...

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SPeedY_B I may actually be insane. Joined: March 2002 Location: Midlands, England Posts: 15,800 Reputation: 2877 Power: 307	Re: Japanese develop 'female' android I had a sammich in my head! Sammich and tea... now we're talking. 1. SPeedYB.co.uk 2. CamPortal.co.uk 3. MacIRC.co.uk

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