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To: OrangeHoof
a minimum of $10,000 for the full-blown robot.

Seems rather on the cheap side for a lifelike, robotic humanoid, that has artificial intelligence, can walk, talk, and do simple tasks and 'other things'.

I'd expect something like that to cost as much as a Ferrari.

113 posted on 07/14/2018 2:57:54 PM PDT by Windflier (Pitchforks and torches ripen on the vine. Left too long, they become black rifles.)
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To: Windflier

It depends on how advanced you want:

1) Inflatable dolly. Sort of like the VCR of the industry now. Only remaining plusses are that they cost around $100 and you can hide them rather effectively when you have company.

2) TPE-Silicon “real dolls”. Lifelike appearance and anatomically correct but no talkie. $800-$2000.

3) Robotic doll. Adds AI and electronic sensors to the doll so it actually “feels” and “thinks”. A few also have limited motion. $5000-$20,000

4) Full motion robotic doll with AI and sensors. Performs menial tasks as well as bedroom chores. This would be the “Ferrari” you spoke of and it is not really on the market yet but there are several firms trying to get there.


116 posted on 07/14/2018 3:21:03 PM PDT by OrangeHoof (CNN - the most busted name in news.)
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To: Windflier

“I’d expect something like that to cost as much as a Ferrari.”

Yep. I have no interest at all in these - quite the opposite - but a true vr game system? THAT would be interesting. People would die in them. People have already died in games which were simply immersive, far short of VR. Such a game would initially have costs like a Pentagon boondoggle, but they will come.

Barring a systems collapse and extinction level die off. Sometimes that idea doesn’t seem too bad.


131 posted on 07/14/2018 8:16:04 PM PDT by Psalm 144 (Ace McCain: The tumor is a rumor but the boot was a hoot.)
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