In this economy, a job is a job. And while we await the day that we can hire our robot companions to handle our household duties, humanoid semi-celeb Geminoid-F is exploring other possibilities at a Takashimaya department store in Tokyo. Here, Geminoid is blazing a trail for androids everywhere by taking a job in a storefront window to see how the humans passing by respond.
The idea, according to Geminoid-F’s creator, is to see how people respond to an android in the window rather than the usual mannequin. Mannequins, after all, are static and don’t show off clothing in a real-world, kinetic way. Ideally a store would have live models in their displays, but that’s simply impractical. But he thinks androids can fill that role admirably, interacting with passersby while showing off clothing worn by a real human analog.
So Geminoid-F sits there coyly, acting as though she’s waiting for a friend. She’s programmed with emotions and 65 different actions triggered by her sensor data. She doesn’t speak to anyone, but occasionally she will look up at viewers, and perhaps return a friendly smile. But mostly she just ignores you and stares at her mobile device. These robots are getting more and more realistic all the time.
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Still creepy to me. I'm almost expecting her head to spit around and shout words like, "I'm chucky! Want to play". I think I seen here in a movie once:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UflYaxQMTa0
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android ftw
It is a robot\machine, why does it have clothes?
Would observers be offended if this robot was nude?
Who is the robot texting?
Does it's ipad have a phone list?
Why does a robot need a smart phone? Can't it remember it's data base?
Why does this robot carry a bag?
What kind of stuff is in the bag, spare batteries, oil, extension cord, a data cable?
I think this great technology! It is pretty cool to see!
I look forward to it's future development!
I wonder who it will put out of a job?
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Religion sees beyond the senses.
After listening to the video, it is the creators ambition for it's robot to be a model? It would never be a fashion model; it's too fat, lol!
Why is this robot fat? Better check to see what she snacking on inside the bad!
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She's really cute. I wonder if she has a sister?
gizmowiz
These are transgender fembots. Are you sure you want to date her sister. Once you get down to the nuts and bolts of things, you maybe surprised!
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Religion sees beyond the senses.
gizmowiz,
You should ask her for her sisters ipad phone number and call her dude!
i wouldnt mind being friends with her/him/it. i think its cool but we shouldnt have them caged. my robotic brothers and sisters deserve to be treated equally.
"religion is like a prison for the seekers of wisdom"
-Killah Priest
Imagine if I owned this female robot and it did domestic choirs around the house. Suppose some time passes by, years even and its clothes get ragged. Suppose I invite a female girl friend over for dinner.
Will she look down on me if my robots clothes are old, out of style and ragged?
Will my female girl friend look down on me if my robot is sexier than her?
Will I be required to take my female robot shopping?
Will my female robot want to fill her closet with 200 pairs of shoes?!!!!!!
If you were to put a model in the window (and allow her to use her phone), she would just sit there for hours txting/playing with her phone, ignoring 90% of passer-bys occasionally looking up and smiling.
This is the perfect representation of a young human girl
Initially I thought the phone was stupid for a mannequin to hold... but then I realized that it just went from human like to almost exactly how a human would behave.
Damn... the Japanese are good.
Once a month when this female robot needs to be charged, does she become moody and cranky?
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Perhaps female robots are the solution to the ever growing world population growth problem and other problems.
Remember the robot in the movie Serenity, the blonde that married Mr. Wizzard. Now she was a hotty!
If men spend all their time, engross with their fembot, less babies being produced and naturally the world population would go down, less STDs and less prostitution, even less mouths to feed in the world.
Mmmm, perhaps this should be a NASA project!
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Looks like a pretty standard animatronic mannikin that you see in many museums. Wobbles a bit from side to side like all the others. People are only impressed becasue it looks 'realistic' - but artists have been doing realism for 500 years.
android...must be running android instead of ios.
for the record sex with robots/androids fall under masturbation. same as fleshlights and vibrators. at least until they are sentient...
this may sound crazy to a few but the sex bot business will be a big one. the japanese have a subculture called Otaku thats like extreme geeks...even for asians...generally single very shy guys that love technology. its a growing trend there.
It is a sad sad day, when the good old hand is finally replaced with a multi mullion dollar robot.
It’s going to take a lot of satisfied customers to make a profit you know. ;)
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If Geminoid-F is female, does she have hopes of finding a boyfriend and later getting married and making a family?
But then again, she is a machine.
Well, perhaps she is a bisexual robot and can love anyone she wants to. So if she loves another female robot, would that be wrong? Oh, is Geminoid-F really female or just dressed that way; maybe she just likes wearing female clothes? If Geminoid-F has a girlfriend, would the public be offended? I suppose it’s ok if she has a girlfriend. Really, it's all nuts, and bolts and electronics and everything is really the same for male or female, right?!
Are we going to make all our appliances sexual oriented now, gender oriented? Will I have a male blender, female toaster, male cell phone, gay blow dryer and very old refrigerator that does not know if it wants to be hot or cold?
I am just so confused? As if human females did not confuse me, now I have all this, sheesh!
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Religion sees beyond the senses.
I know this sounds stupid, but robots can do nearly anything now! They even look like us! I never thought of this(and i know may not to be true) but the robots are starting to take over! I hope that thing had a controller! LOL
This guy always makes a great android, so this one is no surprise. I have to admit an attractive face on the bot makes it more widely acceptable to the general population.
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