The hyper-real robots that will replace receptionists, pop stars... and even sex dolls: Unnervingly human androids coming to a future very near you
• Incredibly life-like robots are currently causing a storm in Japan where they are being prepared for mass commercialisation • With new androids creators have beaten 'Uncanny Valley syndrome' where humans are revulsed by robots that look real - but not real enough • Now being put to use as receptionists and newsreaders • Predicted that within a decade fully independent 'gemanoids' will be in circulation once advances in artificial intelligence are made • Scientists even talking about humans taking androids as partners 20 November 2014 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2841273/The-hyper-real-robots-replace-receptionists-pop-stars-sex-dolls-Unnervingly-human-androids-coming-future-near-you.html [with embedded videos, including the YouTube, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQPKdvPEsz4 (with comments), above, and comments]
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