Posted 05.10.2012 at 11:30 am
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Shiri the Buttocks Humanoid
via YouTube
Here's how Nobuhiro Takahashi and the University of Electro-Communications describe this project: "'SHIRI' is a buttocks humanoid robot that expresses various emotions with organic movement of the artificial muscles." It's designed to respond to slaps, caresses, and finger-pokes. It is super weird.
The artificial posterior is comprised of a silicon skin and a "rigid urethane skeleton," in a full-scale size. Mostly it looks like each "cheek" is a little red airbag, with modulating pressure that gives it its reaction. There's a microphone embedded to detect pressure--not sure how that works, exactly, but it can certainly differentiate between different kinds of pressure. A poke, slap, and caress were all demonstrated, and the actuators change the pressure of the cheeks to respond in kind to each one (including, like, quivering in fear).
It may not be as elegant as the string quintet robots or Herb the robotic butler, but Shiri (Japanese for "buttocks," obviously) serves the highest purpose of all: starring in a weird YouTube video to amuse us for a few minutes.
[via Kotaku]
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Ugh! I just got mooned by PopSci!
What's he going to do with that finger? Ewwww!
Nobuhiro must have drawn the short straw to get this project.
And the end of the human race just moved one step closer.
WTF did I just watch?!
So is this going to be the future "blow up doll" or something?
I see where this is getting us closer to more human looking robots but aren't there other aspects of robots that are a little bit more important to figure out right now.
"Fear, is but your mind holding you back"
Looks like Boston Dynamics just found their newest project
They at least could have made it a Brazilian butt!
Oh and I want my 3 minutes and 50 seconds back, after watching this video too!
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Religion sees beyond the senses, i.e. faith.
Open your mind and see!
LMAO wow!! sex robots are going to be in our future sooner than later!
"religion is like a prison for the seekers of wisdom"
-Killah Priest
I just gave in and watched as much as I could. rofl
You think in part two he will flip it over and demonstrate the front side? lol
I think Japan is really trying to develop a product to sell to China and make their billions. China is pretty much a male dominated society and once the Chinese see these. They are going to want and HACK into that buttox as soon as possible.
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Only in Japan can they show that kind of thing with a straight face.. Huge potential on the porn market though.
What the heck?! Why does this exist?
sexbots. the japanese love their sexbot technology
It was difficult, but I was finally able to fap to this.
Spokesman: "Are there any questions?"
(scientist raises his hand)
Spokesman: "You sir."
Scientist: "Can you f*@# it?"
Spokesman: "Uhh.. Are there any other questions?"
(another scientist raises his hand)
Spokesman: "Yes, you sir."
Other scientist: "Can you f*@# it?"
Spokesman: "uhh... No?"
(all the scientists get up and leave the room grumbling)
I like to read this technician resume. It must be hysterically funny to read, lol.
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I can only imagine the first time the technician touch this rump, all he could hear was, "Pltzzzzzzzz!!!!!!!"!
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We all know the reason why they started with the buttocks first. LOL