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Chip Midnight

ate my baby!

Join date: 1 May 2003

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04-05-2004 14:21

This has to be seen to be believed.

http://pc.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/2003/1218/sony_06.wmv

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Cybin Monde

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Hey.. Macarena!

04-05-2004 14:29

woah! do these robots have Kris Ritters multi-avatar choreographing dance-box-thingy? lol..

pretty wild stuff..

..of course, it was only a matter of time.. i also saw a thing somewhere about a very lifelike looking android that does almost anything a maid can do!

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Selador Cellardoor

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Join date: 16 Nov 2003

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04-05-2004 15:11

That is amazing! *still boggling*

Moleculor Satyr

Fireflies!

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04-05-2004 15:25

Yaaaaaaaaaaaaay!

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Christopher Nomad

Pontificator

Join date: 9 Aug 2003

Posts: 211

04-05-2004 15:28

yeah... I bet those midgets were HOT in those suits

BuhBuhCuh Fairchild

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04-05-2004 17:00

did anyone else get the feeling they were watching some bizarre mating ritual?

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Darwin Appleby

I Was Beaten With Satan

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04-05-2004 17:02

From: someone

Originally posted by BuhBuhCuh Fairchild
did anyone else get the feeling they were watching some bizarre mating ritual?

OMG... OMG...

Damn, now I have tea on my shirt.

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Garoad Kuroda

Prophet of Muppetry

Join date: 5 Sep 2003

Posts: 2,989

04-05-2004 18:24

What kind of tea?

Cybin: I bet that was that thing for a movie (or something) that didn't really exist...sounds like it. But this thing, so they say, does exist.

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WTF is C3PO supposed to be USEFUL for anyway, besides whining? Stupid piece of scrap metal would be more useful recycled as a toaster. But even that would suck, because who would want to listen to a whining wussy toaster? Is he gold plated? If that's the case he should just be melted down into gold ingots. Help the economy some, and stop being so damn useless you stupid bucket of bolts! R2 is 1,000 times more useful than your tin man ass, and he's shaped like a salt and pepper shaker FFS!

Relee Baysklef

Irresistable Squirrel

Join date: 18 Sep 2003

Posts: 360

04-05-2004 19:34

I WANT ONE!

Oh who am I kidding...

I WANT THREE!

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Cybin Monde

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Join date: 27 Jan 2004

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oh crappy dappy doo

04-05-2004 19:44

Garoad...

actually it exits and is really expensive.. now i'll have to go find it so you'll know it's true.. when i find it, i'll post the link here..

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BuhBuhCuh Fairchild

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04-05-2004 19:52

Cybin - here

if you buy two, you get to watch um dance with fans, and then get it on.

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Garoad Kuroda

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04-05-2004 20:09

Oh yeah, I'm saying the one in the video exists, but I have a feeling the other one you're thinking about (maid robot) wasn't real.

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WTF is C3PO supposed to be USEFUL for anyway, besides whining? Stupid piece of scrap metal would be more useful recycled as a toaster. But even that would suck, because who would want to listen to a whining wussy toaster? Is he gold plated? If that's the case he should just be melted down into gold ingots. Help the economy some, and stop being so damn useless you stupid bucket of bolts! R2 is 1,000 times more useful than your tin man ass, and he's shaped like a salt and pepper shaker FFS!

Cybin Monde

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nope. that wasn't it..

04-05-2004 20:15

still looking..

in the meantime, there's this!

i think that's just a movie promo.. i don't want to seam gullible, so i'm sticking with the promo thing.. but wouldn't it be cool?!?

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BuhBuhCuh Fairchild

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04-05-2004 20:19

yes, that is a movie

this is also cool.

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Cybin Monde

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FOUND IT!!!

04-05-2004 20:45

finally!

ok, here it is:

Valerie!

hmm.. do i get the luxury vehicle or a personal android? ..well, that's the question if you have the money to ask that type of question..

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- Willy Wonka (circa 1971)

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Devlin Gallant

Thought Police

Join date: 18 Jun 2003

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04-06-2004 01:09

Uhm, isn't the Valerie robot from an episode of 'The Outer Limits'?

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Oz Spade

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Join date: 23 Sep 2003

Posts: 2,708

04-06-2004 02:02

Those lil robots are cool!

For i, robot trailer: http://www.apple.com/trailers/fox/i_robot/

If I didn't know any better I'd swear it was a prequal to The Matrix.

Think Will Smith is just mad he turned down Neo.

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Aaron Perkins

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Join date: 14 Nov 2003

Posts: 50

Re: nope. that wasn't it..

04-06-2004 08:39

It's going to be a movie based off of Isaac Asimov's books. Very good books, must read for anytone interested in robotics.

Supposly Will Smith is going to be in it.... Joy.....

From: someone

Originally posted by Cybin Monde
still looking..

in the meantime, there's this!

i think that's just a movie promo.. i don't want to seam gullible, so i'm sticking with the promo thing.. but wouldn't it be cool?!?

Garoad Kuroda

Prophet of Muppetry

Join date: 5 Sep 2003

Posts: 2,989

Re: nope. that wasn't it..

04-06-2004 09:38

From: someone

Originally posted by Cybin Monde
still looking..

in the meantime, there's this!

i think that's just a movie promo.. i don't want to seam gullible, so i'm sticking with the promo thing.. but wouldn't it be cool?!?

That's it-- (the thing I thought you were referring to as a maid robot)

But no it wouldn't be cool, it would scare the hell out of me. Ever see that outer limits episode with the robot? lol

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BTW

WTF is C3PO supposed to be USEFUL for anyway, besides whining? Stupid piece of scrap metal would be more useful recycled as a toaster. But even that would suck, because who would want to listen to a whining wussy toaster? Is he gold plated? If that's the case he should just be melted down into gold ingots. Help the economy some, and stop being so damn useless you stupid bucket of bolts! R2 is 1,000 times more useful than your tin man ass, and he's shaped like a salt and pepper shaker FFS!

Jimmylee Brodsky

Member

Join date: 13 Mar 2004

Posts: 24

04-07-2004 15:22

I read about this demonstration awhile ago, but it didn't seem creepy until I watched the video! I believe they said that these robots can also run.. not very fast, but both feet leave the ground for a split second when they are in full stride.. At the end of the dance performance one of the robots tripped over a fan that had been dropped to the stage, and the robot puts its hand down and picked itself back up to its feet..

Damien Fate

Goofy designer

Join date: 6 Nov 2003

Posts: 634

04-07-2004 15:42

Hmmm, they look like molepeople in startrooper suits to me.

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Bhodi Silverman

Jaron Lanier Groupie

Join date: 9 Sep 2003

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04-09-2004 04:06

From: someone

Originally posted by Darwin Appleby
OMG... OMG...

Damn, now I have tea on my shirt.

Darwin,

Do you own a shirt that ISN'T covered in tea stains?

I think we need to all pitch in and buy Darwin a bib.

Loki Pico

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Join date: 20 Jun 2003

Posts: 1,938

04-09-2004 10:04

More robots, only angrier. Check out the machines and shows sections for video samples www.srl.org

Rysidian Rubio

Ruby Red Head

Join date: 14 Jan 2004

Posts: 263

04-09-2004 18:35

Those robots from Sony are sooo cool.

I Remember reading about them a few months ago on an australian playstation site.
I think they were AU$100,000 at the time. lol

Still they look very cool!!

Does anyone know what they are called? I can't find the article.

Amazing robotics
Chip Midnight ate my baby! Join date: 1 May 2003 Posts: 10,231	04-05-2004 14:21 This has to be seen to be believed. http://pc.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/2003/1218/sony_06.wmv _____________________ My other hobby: www.live365.com/stations/chip_midnight
Cybin Monde Resident Moderator (?) Join date: 27 Jan 2004 Posts: 2,468	Hey.. Macarena! 04-05-2004 14:29 woah! do these robots have Kris Ritters multi-avatar choreographing dance-box-thingy? lol.. pretty wild stuff.. ..of course, it was only a matter of time.. i also saw a thing somewhere about a very lifelike looking android that does almost anything a maid can do! _____________________ "We, as developers, are doing the easy part – building the scaffolding for a new world. You, as the engines of creation, must breathe life into it." - Philip Linden "There is no life I know to compare with pure imagination. Living there, you'll be free if you truly wish to be." - Willy Wonka (circa 1971) SecondSpace (http://groups.myspace.com/secondspace) : MySpace group for SLers.
Selador Cellardoor Registered User Join date: 16 Nov 2003 Posts: 3,082	04-05-2004 15:11 That is amazing! still boggling
Moleculor Satyr Fireflies! Join date: 5 Jan 2004 Posts: 2,650	04-05-2004 15:25 Yaaaaaaaaaaaaay! _____________________ </sarcasm>
Christopher Nomad Pontificator Join date: 9 Aug 2003 Posts: 211	04-05-2004 15:28 yeah... I bet those midgets were HOT in those suits
BuhBuhCuh Fairchild Professional BuhBuhCuh Join date: 9 Oct 2002 Posts: 503	04-05-2004 17:00 did anyone else get the feeling they were watching some bizarre mating ritual? _____________________ START! Make your own movie in Second Life for The Take 5 Machinima Festival Films due Dec 4, screening Dec 7! http://www.alt-zoom.com/take5.htm
Darwin Appleby I Was Beaten With Satan Join date: 14 Mar 2003 Posts: 2,779	04-05-2004 17:02 From: someone Originally posted by BuhBuhCuh Fairchild did anyone else get the feeling they were watching some bizarre mating ritual? OMG... OMG... Damn, now I have tea on my shirt. _____________________ Touche.
Garoad Kuroda Prophet of Muppetry Join date: 5 Sep 2003 Posts: 2,989	04-05-2004 18:24 What kind of tea? Cybin: I bet that was that thing for a movie (or something) that didn't really exist...sounds like it. But this thing, so they say, does exist. _____________________ BTW WTF is C3PO supposed to be USEFUL for anyway, besides whining? Stupid piece of scrap metal would be more useful recycled as a toaster. But even that would suck, because who would want to listen to a whining wussy toaster? Is he gold plated? If that's the case he should just be melted down into gold ingots. Help the economy some, and stop being so damn useless you stupid bucket of bolts! R2 is 1,000 times more useful than your tin man ass, and he's shaped like a salt and pepper shaker FFS!
Relee Baysklef Irresistable Squirrel Join date: 18 Sep 2003 Posts: 360	04-05-2004 19:34 I WANT ONE! Oh who am I kidding... I WANT THREE! _____________________ -- Relee the Squirrel --
Cybin Monde Resident Moderator (?) Join date: 27 Jan 2004 Posts: 2,468	oh crappy dappy doo 04-05-2004 19:44 Garoad... actually it exits and is really expensive.. now i'll have to go find it so you'll know it's true.. when i find it, i'll post the link here.. _____________________ "We, as developers, are doing the easy part – building the scaffolding for a new world. You, as the engines of creation, must breathe life into it." - Philip Linden "There is no life I know to compare with pure imagination. Living there, you'll be free if you truly wish to be." - Willy Wonka (circa 1971) SecondSpace (http://groups.myspace.com/secondspace) : MySpace group for SLers.
BuhBuhCuh Fairchild Professional BuhBuhCuh Join date: 9 Oct 2002 Posts: 503	04-05-2004 19:52 Cybin - here if you buy two, you get to watch um dance with fans, and then get it on. _____________________ START! Make your own movie in Second Life for The Take 5 Machinima Festival Films due Dec 4, screening Dec 7! http://www.alt-zoom.com/take5.htm
Garoad Kuroda Prophet of Muppetry Join date: 5 Sep 2003 Posts: 2,989	04-05-2004 20:09 Oh yeah, I'm saying the one in the video exists, but I have a feeling the other one you're thinking about (maid robot) wasn't real. _____________________ BTW WTF is C3PO supposed to be USEFUL for anyway, besides whining? Stupid piece of scrap metal would be more useful recycled as a toaster. But even that would suck, because who would want to listen to a whining wussy toaster? Is he gold plated? If that's the case he should just be melted down into gold ingots. Help the economy some, and stop being so damn useless you stupid bucket of bolts! R2 is 1,000 times more useful than your tin man ass, and he's shaped like a salt and pepper shaker FFS!
Cybin Monde Resident Moderator (?) Join date: 27 Jan 2004 Posts: 2,468	nope. that wasn't it.. 04-05-2004 20:15 still looking.. in the meantime, there's this! i think that's just a movie promo.. i don't want to seam gullible, so i'm sticking with the promo thing.. but wouldn't it be cool?!? _____________________ "We, as developers, are doing the easy part – building the scaffolding for a new world. You, as the engines of creation, must breathe life into it." - Philip Linden "There is no life I know to compare with pure imagination. Living there, you'll be free if you truly wish to be." - Willy Wonka (circa 1971) SecondSpace (http://groups.myspace.com/secondspace) : MySpace group for SLers.
BuhBuhCuh Fairchild Professional BuhBuhCuh Join date: 9 Oct 2002 Posts: 503	04-05-2004 20:19 yes, that is a movie this is also cool. _____________________ START! Make your own movie in Second Life for The Take 5 Machinima Festival Films due Dec 4, screening Dec 7! http://www.alt-zoom.com/take5.htm
Cybin Monde Resident Moderator (?) Join date: 27 Jan 2004 Posts: 2,468	FOUND IT!!! 04-05-2004 20:45 finally! ok, here it is: Valerie! hmm.. do i get the luxury vehicle or a personal android? ..well, that's the question if you have the money to ask that type of question.. _____________________ "We, as developers, are doing the easy part – building the scaffolding for a new world. You, as the engines of creation, must breathe life into it." - Philip Linden "There is no life I know to compare with pure imagination. Living there, you'll be free if you truly wish to be." - Willy Wonka (circa 1971) SecondSpace (http://groups.myspace.com/secondspace) : MySpace group for SLers.
Devlin Gallant Thought Police Join date: 18 Jun 2003 Posts: 5,948	04-06-2004 01:09 Uhm, isn't the Valerie robot from an episode of 'The Outer Limits'? _____________________ I LIKE children, I've just never been able to finish a whole one.
Oz Spade ReadsNoPostLongerThanHand Join date: 23 Sep 2003 Posts: 2,708	04-06-2004 02:02 Those lil robots are cool! For i, robot trailer: http://www.apple.com/trailers/fox/i_robot/ If I didn't know any better I'd swear it was a prequal to The Matrix. Think Will Smith is just mad he turned down Neo. _____________________ "Don't anticipate outcome," the man said. "Await the unfolding of events. Remain in the moment." - Konrad
Aaron Perkins Registered User Join date: 14 Nov 2003 Posts: 50	Re: nope. that wasn't it.. 04-06-2004 08:39 It's going to be a movie based off of Isaac Asimov's books. Very good books, must read for anytone interested in robotics. Supposly Will Smith is going to be in it.... Joy..... From: someone Originally posted by Cybin Monde still looking.. in the meantime, there's this! i think that's just a movie promo.. i don't want to seam gullible, so i'm sticking with the promo thing.. but wouldn't it be cool?!?
Garoad Kuroda Prophet of Muppetry Join date: 5 Sep 2003 Posts: 2,989	Re: nope. that wasn't it.. 04-06-2004 09:38 From: someone Originally posted by Cybin Monde still looking.. in the meantime, there's this! i think that's just a movie promo.. i don't want to seam gullible, so i'm sticking with the promo thing.. but wouldn't it be cool?!? That's it-- (the thing I thought you were referring to as a maid robot) But no it wouldn't be cool, it would scare the hell out of me. Ever see that outer limits episode with the robot? lol _____________________ BTW WTF is C3PO supposed to be USEFUL for anyway, besides whining? Stupid piece of scrap metal would be more useful recycled as a toaster. But even that would suck, because who would want to listen to a whining wussy toaster? Is he gold plated? If that's the case he should just be melted down into gold ingots. Help the economy some, and stop being so damn useless you stupid bucket of bolts! R2 is 1,000 times more useful than your tin man ass, and he's shaped like a salt and pepper shaker FFS!
Jimmylee Brodsky Member Join date: 13 Mar 2004 Posts: 24	04-07-2004 15:22 I read about this demonstration awhile ago, but it didn't seem creepy until I watched the video! I believe they said that these robots can also run.. not very fast, but both feet leave the ground for a split second when they are in full stride.. At the end of the dance performance one of the robots tripped over a fan that had been dropped to the stage, and the robot puts its hand down and picked itself back up to its feet..
Damien Fate Goofy designer Join date: 6 Nov 2003 Posts: 634	04-07-2004 15:42 Hmmm, they look like molepeople in startrooper suits to me. _____________________ Mirada.smartHUD - The new way to control your avatar and the world around you - In Mirada, Hairspray (22,63,51) or find me in world! You want me to be Semi Serious? Well that's ok, I'm almost half semi serious 50% of the time.
Bhodi Silverman Jaron Lanier Groupie Join date: 9 Sep 2003 Posts: 608	04-09-2004 04:06 From: someone Originally posted by Darwin Appleby OMG... OMG... Damn, now I have tea on my shirt. Darwin, Do you own a shirt that ISN'T covered in tea stains? I think we need to all pitch in and buy Darwin a bib.
Loki Pico Registered User Join date: 20 Jun 2003 Posts: 1,938	04-09-2004 10:04 More robots, only angrier. Check out the machines and shows sections for video samples www.srl.org
Rysidian Rubio Ruby Red Head Join date: 14 Jan 2004 Posts: 263	04-09-2004 18:35 Those robots from Sony are sooo cool. I Remember reading about them a few months ago on an australian playstation site. I think they were AU$100,000 at the time. lol Still they look very cool!! Does anyone know what they are called? I can't find the article.

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