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Apr 25, 2006
Humanlike robots
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Japan boasts the most advanced humanoid robots in the world, represented by Honda's Asimo and other bipedal machines. They are expected to eventually pitch in as the workforce shrinks amid the dwindling and aging population. But why build a robot with pigmented silicone skin, smooth gestures and even makeup? To Repliee's creator, Hiroshi Ishiguro, the answer is simple: "Android science."
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Humanlike robots
[Source: Positive Technology Journal] quoted: Having a workforce full of humanlike robots will create a kind of Cybernetic Economy, but human society had better figure out in advance how to let the intelligent robots own themselves as free agents volun...
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Having a workforce full of humanlike robots will create a kind of Cybernetic Economy, but human society had better figure out in advance how to let the intelligent robots own themselves as free agents voluntarily cooperating with us human beings in the joint stewardship of Earth.
Posted by: mindmaker | Apr 26, 2006
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