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30-year Robot Project Pitched (Japanese want to build a 5-year-old)
The Japan Times ^
| Wednesday, August 20, 2003
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Posted on 08/20/2003 4:09:33 PM PDT by Russian Sage
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Do they foresee a shortage of 5-year-olds in thirty years?
To: Russian Sage
What a waste of time and resources.
They should concentrate on building a real Gundam instead!
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posted on
08/20/2003 4:13:05 PM PDT
by
Redcloak
(All work and no FReep makes Jack a dull boy. All work and no FReep make s Jack a dul boy. Allwork an)
To: Russian Sage
It's been done.
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posted on
08/20/2003 4:14:24 PM PDT
by
South40
(Get Right Or Get Left)
To: Russian Sage
Hmmm... it only took my wife and me 5 years and 9 months to build a 5-year-old.
I can't understand why they couldn't make one in 30 years... maybe they're doing something wrong.
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posted on
08/20/2003 4:16:32 PM PDT
by
So Cal Rocket
(Free Miguel, Priscilla and Bill!)
To: Russian Sage
What a remarkable attempt, but they could buy a parrot a year for a heck of a lot less.
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posted on
08/20/2003 4:22:48 PM PDT
by
Vesuvian
To: So Cal Rocket
Hmmm... it only took my wife and me 5 years and 9 months to build a 5-year-old. LOL!
I know they are expensive but I bet you did not spend 50 billion yen per year in the process!
develop a humanoid robot with the mental, physical and emotional capacity of a 5-year-old human
Ha! I've seen that - twice - well, actually once and one on-going.
Good luck! HeHeHe.
LVM
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posted on
08/20/2003 4:25:08 PM PDT
by
LasVegasMac
(Those that live by the sword get shot by those that don't.)
To: Jonathon Spectre
Japanese researchers in robot technology are advocating a grand project, under which the government would spend 50 billion yen a year over three decades to develop a humanoid robot with the mental, physical and emotional capacity of a 5-year-old human. Weirdos...
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach; sourcery
ping
To: Russian Sage
Japanese researchers in robot technology are advocating a grand project, under which the government would spend 50 billion yen a year over three decades to develop a humanoid robot with the mental, physical and emotional capacity of a 5-year-old human.Too late...
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posted on
08/20/2003 4:35:55 PM PDT
by
Paul Atreides
(Bringing you quality, non-unnecessarily-excerpted threads since 2002)
To: Russian Sage
I've got a better design. No emotions, as capable as a 12 year old, and as intelligent as a 16 year old.
Then let's put them to work doing chores, laundry and mowing the lawns.
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posted on
08/20/2003 4:38:10 PM PDT
by
Centurion2000
(We are crushing our enemies, seeing him driven before us and hearing the lamentations of the liberal)
To: Russian Sage
Holy AI Batman!
To: Redcloak
....What a waste of time and resources....
Asimo is cool. A Honda.
How can you mean what you wrote. There is no way to evaluate what has been learned so far.
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posted on
08/20/2003 4:42:55 PM PDT
by
bert
(Don't Panic!)
To: Vesuvian
To: Russian Sage
When you change the diaper, do you find a bolt?
To: Russian Sage
cool!
To: Redcloak
They should build something to take care of this...
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posted on
08/20/2003 4:44:56 PM PDT
by
socal_parrot
(Tip your server...)
To: At _War_With_Liberals
Wait, shouldn't that be colored in woodland camo? Accuracy counts for something you know LOL.
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posted on
08/20/2003 4:46:14 PM PDT
by
Havoc
(If you can't be frank all the time are you lying the rest of the time?)
To: Russian Sage
50 billion yen a year over three decades to develop a humanoid robot with the mental, physical and emotional capacity of a 5-year-old human. Great, just great. What is this good for?
It has the mental capacity of a 5-year-old human. Not to knock humanity but most 5-year-old humans aren't all that mentally capable. They learn. A Robot probably can't.
It has the physical capability of a 5-year-old human. Wonderful! It has HUMAN powers! And the powers of a short, weak human at that! Where can I buy one?
It has the emotional capacity of a 5-year-old human. Surely a desireable feature. (Salesman) "Watch it throw a real tantrum now!"
The money would be better spent on developing a computer that cannot crash.
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posted on
08/20/2003 4:53:21 PM PDT
by
LibKill
(Tagline)
To: Russian Sage
A pedophiles dream come true. Hmmm...Japan does have some kind of weird sexual obsessions with "young" girls, don't they?
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posted on
08/20/2003 5:13:47 PM PDT
by
dark_lord
(The Statue of Liberty now holds a baseball bat and she's yelling 'You want a piece of me?')
To: bert
I wonder if it can understand sarcasm.
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posted on
08/20/2003 5:21:17 PM PDT
by
Redcloak
(All work and no FReep makes Jack a dull boy. All work and no FReep make s Jack a dul boy. Allwork an)
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