 combatpainter   | 23 Jan 2013 5:12 a.m. PST |
I watched "Westworld" the other day with my son. I just had this thought. I know the Asians are working on something like this. |
 Flashman14 | 23 Jan 2013 5:18 a.m. PST |
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 Lonkka1Actual | 23 Jan 2013 5:25 a.m. PST |
Realdoll?
Doesn't cook though… |
 Extra Crispy  | 23 Jan 2013 5:39 a.m. PST |
Great. A wife that has super-human mechanical strength and could snap a spine like you snap a bit of leftover sprue. It's all great until she realizes the new smart phone is WAY smarter than you. And won't ever get a paunch. |
 Martin Rapier | 23 Jan 2013 5:46 a.m. PST |
Wouldn't it be a bit….boring? |
altfritz  | 23 Jan 2013 5:54 a.m. PST |
We use AT-43 Therians (the "female" ones) in our Retro-sci/fi campaign. They form Drang's * "ex-wive club": whenever he tires of a wife, after blasting her into space she is reanimated as a part-robot, part-human servitor. They form some of his most loyal, and most cruel and devious minions. * "Drang the Dreadful" (aka "Ming the Merciless") |
| T Meier | 23 Jan 2013 5:54 a.m. PST |
Wouldn't it be a bit….boring? You could program it not to be. More likely something like the empathetic pets in 'Blade Runner'. |
| Keraunos | 23 Jan 2013 6:13 a.m. PST |
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 Klebert L Hall | 23 Jan 2013 6:21 a.m. PST |
Well, they won't be wives for a very long time, I expect…
Robot bleep-dolls/servants? Yes. -Kle. |
| VCarter | 23 Jan 2013 6:27 a.m. PST |
Equal right for manufactured life forms! |
 John the OFM | 23 Jan 2013 6:31 a.m. PST |
I prefer Jack Vance's phanes. |
| skinkmasterreturns | 23 Jan 2013 6:36 a.m. PST |
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 Editor in Chief Bill  | 23 Jan 2013 6:48 a.m. PST |
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| Mr Clean 72 | 23 Jan 2013 7:38 a.m. PST |
Wives?Dont talk to me about wives. |
| gweirda | 23 Jan 2013 7:41 a.m. PST |
Harry wasn't happy with his…
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 Patrick R | 23 Jan 2013 10:21 a.m. PST |
I doubt we'll ever get biologically realistic androids like the movies. If we are lucky we'll get something like a cross between an actroid, the HRP-4C and a Realdoll. I don't think robots will pass for human any time soon. As for robots having super strength, it's like expecting all small town cars to have a W16 1001 horsepower engine as standard, laser pointers to go into the 20 megawatt range and expecting your assault rifle to punch through the front plate of an M1 tank a mile away. A robot running about doing standard light work will probably drain its batteries faster than the most power hungry smart phone today. I do foresee a huge potential in the sex industry, operating in places where prostitution is illegal, doing away with STD, furthering female emancipation etc. |
| Sparker | 23 Jan 2013 1:02 p.m. PST |
How would you know if they ever got stuck in a loop? 'Put down that paintbrush and get cracking out back''Put down that paintbrush and get cracking out back''Put down that paintbrush and get cracking out back''Put down that paintbrush and get cracking out back''Put down that paintbrush and get cracking out back'… |
 Garand | 23 Jan 2013 1:47 p.m. PST |
Don't care if we ever get robot wives, as long as I can get my Marilyn Munrobot… Damon. |
| Lentulus | 23 Jan 2013 2:01 p.m. PST |
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| bsrlee | 23 Jan 2013 2:22 p.m. PST |
You're all sick. Sick, sick, sick….. Where do I sign up for the Kickstarter? |
| Zephyr1 | 23 Jan 2013 2:25 p.m. PST |
Yeah, what happened to Harry Mudd should be a warning to everyone…. |
| SECURITY MINISTER CRITTER | 23 Jan 2013 4:57 p.m. PST |
I'll take all your real ones then…  |
| CraigH | 23 Jan 2013 7:31 p.m. PST |
Reference: Kickstarter Wonder what the stretch goals would be… |
| kreoseus2 | 24 Jan 2013 12:01 a.m. PST |
SMC Done ! Can you collect, the postage would be a bit pricey? |
| SECURITY MINISTER CRITTER | 24 Jan 2013 10:52 a.m. PST |
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| Whatisitgood4atwork | 24 Jan 2013 5:28 p.m. PST |
Robot spouses may be some way off. Robot figure painters would be much, much easier. Even if they can only do the block-work, then sign me up. |
| TGerritsen | 24 Jan 2013 6:58 p.m. PST |
Just tell everyone they are a 1:1 scale miniature. Problem solved. |
| Tankboy1972 | 07 Feb 2013 9:11 a.m. PST |
According to various ex-girlfriends of mine it's the only hope for a quite large percentage of people at wargames show's. |
