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HalfMooner
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Posted - 10/07/2006 :  20:07:40  Show Profile Send HalfMooner a Private Message
This Actroid DER2 fembot from Kokoro is shown in this video promoting Sanrio's Hello Kitty in Japanese.

Then, when speaking in English, she's dressed up differently.

Hello, Creepy.
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Edited by - HalfMooner on 10/07/2006 20:14:37

Dave W.
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Posted - 10/07/2006 :  20:30:05   [Permalink]  Show Profile  Visit Dave W.'s Homepage Send Dave W. a Private Message
Actually, black latex when advertising Hello Kitty would be pretty damn creepy.
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Ricky
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Posted - 10/08/2006 :  10:42:08   [Permalink]  Show Profile  Send Ricky an AOL message Send Ricky a Private Message
I was quite curious as to why Dave specifically said "black latex" until I saw the second video.

Are these fembots significant in any way? They seem to have the same fake appearence and movements as any other robots.
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Edited by - Ricky on 10/08/2006 10:42:30
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Dr. Mabuse
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Sweden
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Posted - 10/08/2006 :  15:56:01   [Permalink]  Show Profile  Send Dr. Mabuse an ICQ Message Send Dr. Mabuse a Private Message
And she couldn't rotate her wrist. That was a dead give-away. (Pun intended)
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HalfMooner
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Philippines
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Posted - 10/08/2006 :  16:00:57   [Permalink]  Show Profile Send HalfMooner a Private Message
quote:
Originally posted by Ricky

I was quite curious as to why Dave specifically said "black latex" until I saw the second video.

Are these fembots significant in any way? They seem to have the same fake appearence and movements as any other robots.
I agree about the movements, which uncomfortably remind me of my own jerky movement on my left side since my stroke. But I was very impressed with the detailed physical appearance, which seemed far more human than any other "animatronic"-type machine I recall. I don't think, though, that these things should be referred to as "robots" in the Asimovian sense. I doubt any real AI is involved.
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Chippewa
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USA
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Posted - 10/08/2006 :  17:04:18   [Permalink]  Show Profile  Visit Chippewa's Homepage Send Chippewa a Private Message
"Hello sailor, I am Actroid, and I will kiss you now..."

Yikes - run Chippewa!
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