Comments on: I love Lucy

I love Lucy

nylon — Fri, 27 Feb 2004 09:52:26 -0800

Meet Lucy. She sure ain't pretty, but she's certainly unique. Steve Grand (interview 1, 2) one of the brains behind Creatures, has been working for the last three years on building a robot orangutan in his own house. Those is the South Wales area can catch Steve speaking about his experiences next month. Steve may well be a non-establishment genius, but when I see pictures like this, I can't help thinking it's already been done.

By: Peter H

Peter H — Fri, 27 Feb 2004 10:03:56 -0800

I'm sure this is fascinating but good lord that's a disturbing looking face, Lucy's sporting. Burn Victim: The Robot!

By: ciderwoman

ciderwoman — Fri, 27 Feb 2004 11:18:20 -0800

Ahhhh, the Welsh.

By: madman

madman — Fri, 27 Feb 2004 11:36:20 -0800

Not as good as the RealDoll (possibly nsfw)

By: Peter H

Peter H — Fri, 27 Feb 2004 11:43:31 -0800

ha, madman, that was seriously (not kidding) my first thought too, heh ... or at least "why not put lucy in one" - i mean the technology exists to not make our androids freakishly ugly, people.

By: callmejay

callmejay — Fri, 27 Feb 2004 12:07:44 -0800

the technology exists to not make our androids freakishly ugly As a techie, I understand the decision as a good metaphor. Since we don't nearly have the technology for it, you don't want to use a human-looking android because that creates certain expectations. An ape-like one can be much less intelligent without disappointing the spectator/user.

By: Stauf

Stauf — Fri, 27 Feb 2004 12:40:26 -0800

wow... what with the cat with hands, the freaky singing babies, and now this fetus-faced robot Metafilter is really starting to creep me out...