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LughMA to FuturologyEnglish · 13 hours ago

UBTech’s lifelike humanoid robots built for companionship arriving in homes across China.

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UBTech’s lifelike humanoid robots built for companionship arriving in homes across China.

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LughMA to FuturologyEnglish · 13 hours ago
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UBTech launches lifelike humanoid robots built for companionship in China
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The unveiling of model U1, which has silicone skin and emotional AI, reflects tech firms’ drive to expand robotics beyond industrial use.
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  • Drusas@fedia.io
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    And only a couple of decades before good ones become available.

  • matelt@feddit.uk
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    11 hours ago

    Question, does the robot need to have such large breasts? Do they have a function, like, are they prehensile or something? Why not a robot with man features?

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      That’s stage 1. Stage 2 involves ensuring all humans have huge breasts.

    • thisisbutaname@discuss.tchncs.de
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      11 hours ago

      Well, it says companionship

      • matelt@feddit.uk
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        and here I was, thinking about how having conversations about the weather constitues companionship…

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      Well, if I’m going to pay what ever this thing costs then it better come with huge tits - and a dick!

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      The breasts are only for the haptics.

      • AeronMelon@lemmy.world
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        Force feedback?

    • whats_a_lemmy@midwest.social
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      11 hours ago

      Linked article says both male & female versions offered

  • Carl [he/him]@hexbear.net
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    Oof, that video. I see what they’re going for, but the tech just isn’t there - this bot hasn’t even reached the uncanny valley yet, it’s just kinda crap.

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