*geek *engineering

Adding video to channels (Engineering, Geek) - requested by Hybrid.

I wonder why they made him look all mid 30s emo.

That's actually pretty good. Look-wise engineers are doing great. Now we just need some genuine AI.

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Not too creepy even. Maybe a little but not too bad.

SemiPro Tip: Mute the audio before playing and use this music instead:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlcJ-fDmDhA

Can he remember watching 100 baby spiders hatching and eating their mother, and does he dream of unicorns?

I'll be far more impressed to see it talking, and see how it looks under those conditions. But I'm guessing it looks pretty darn average, hence videos like this with generic movements.

It looks pretty good, but all the movement is too jerky.

Will he be able to do my work for me?

http://videosift.com/video/Smiling-Breathing-Robot-I-am-not-freaked-I-am-not-freaked

A bit more info on this "guy" here.

And lo and behold we traverse the uncanny valley.

Oop, my mistake it's a Denmarkian machine.

>> ^Fusionaut:

Will he be able to do my work for me?


Are you still a fluffer?

If you want this technology to blossom, make hot fembots, not goateed robonerds.

Well yeah, but my job has certain undesirable qualities. I've often wished that I had some sort of robot servant that could do my fluffing for me. My only fear is that robots will one day take over my profession completely, leaving me homeless yet again, forced to perform certain "services" to support my many and various habits.>> ^deathcow:

>> ^Fusionaut:
Will he be able to do my work for me?

Are you still a fluffer?

Hello Geminoid, please wait while I conference the other party in, <click> hello Geminoid? OK Hello Real Doll? OK

Sayonara trailer has been added as a related post - related requested by chicchorea on that post.