I love Lucy
February 27, 2004 9:52 AM Subscribe
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.
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.
posted by Peter H at 11:43 AM on February 27, 2004
posted by Peter H at 11:43 AM on February 27, 2004
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.
posted by callmejay at 12:07 PM on February 27, 2004
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.
posted by callmejay at 12:07 PM on February 27, 2004
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...
posted by Stauf at 12:40 PM on February 27, 2004
posted by Stauf at 12:40 PM on February 27, 2004
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