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Friday, October 06, 2006

Please...no more human looking robots!

I don't know why these humanoid robots creep me out so much but they are getting worse and worse.
Actroid DER2 fembot loves Hello Kitty

Kokoro, a Sanrio Group company specializing in the design and manufacture of robots, unveiled its new Actroid DER2 feminine guide robot at Sanrio headquarters in Tokyo on October 4.

Actroid DER2 is an upgraded version of Kokoro’s previous fembot, Actroid DER, who has made quite a name for herself by providing services at a number of events, including the 2005 World Expo. Compared to the previous model, DER2 has thinner arms and a wider repertoire of expressions. The smoothness of her movement has also been improved, making it now even more likely for the uninitiated to confuse her with an actual human being.

If you want to rent her... it's only 3500$ a week!

posted by Steve at 10/06/2006 10:37:00 AM  

3 Comments:

The Neurocritic said...

DER2 has thinner arms...

Because, of course, having thin arms is most desirable in a fembot.

Fri Oct 06, 01:58:40 PM CDT

 
Anonymous said...

is she anatomicaly correct?

Fri Oct 06, 02:29:02 PM CDT

 
Richard Levin said...

Get used to a lot more of these fembots. Attractive young women are viewed favorably by most segments of society, except fat ugly older women. :-)

Expect them to start replacing receptionists, airline hostesses, and university professors in the social sciences.

Fri Oct 13, 01:08:48 PM CDT

 

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