AI, Robots and Other Automatons
Laundry-Folding Robot
The Foldimate. Hoping to be available for purchase by the end of this year. Target price: $980.I could see that it might be a useful convenience in places with shared laundry facilities, like apartment buildings. But it would seem a bit extravagant for a single-family home.
Posted By: Alex - Thu Apr 18, 2019 -
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Category: Technology, AI, Robots and Other Automatons
Married to a hologram
We recently posted about a Japanese company (Gatebox) that had created a "digital wife"... a device that created a holographic companion for lonely people. Now 35-year-old Akihiko Kondo has married his hologram companion. From sde.co.ke:Gatebox, the company that produces the hologram device has issued a "marriage certificate," which certifies that a human and a virtual character have wed "beyond dimensions".
The singer welcomes Kndo home every evening and tells him when it is time for bed. He even sleeps with a doll of the hologram beside him.
I'd bet money that the 'marriage' is a publicity stunt engineered by Gatebox.
Posted By: Alex - Sun Nov 18, 2018 -
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Category: AI, Robots and Other Automatons, Marriage, Love & Romance
Compliment Mirror
A new, weird invention from Japan. A mirror that compliments you. More info from JapanTrends.com:This reminds me of the Digital Wife I posted about recently. Seems like another device aimed at the large number of Japanese people who seem to live alone.
The company website
Posted By: Alex - Fri Oct 12, 2018 -
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Category: Inventions, Technology, AI, Robots and Other Automatons, Love & Romance
Digital Wife
Gatebox recently announced that its Boku no Yome ("My Wife") device is now ready for sale. Though it'll cost you $1352, plus $13.52 a month if you want the subscription fee for future updates.I'm not sure if it would be cheaper to just get a cat.
More info: Social News Daily
Posted By: Alex - Tue Aug 14, 2018 -
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Category: Technology, AI, Robots and Other Automatons, Love & Romance
Get Lauren
Artist Lauren McCarthy is renting herself out for three days at a time as a 'virtual assistant' like Siri, Alexa, or Google Now. From her website:
More info: Lifehacker.com
Posted By: Alex - Fri Sep 08, 2017 -
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Category: Technology, AI, Robots and Other Automatons
The Z-Man, or Brain, Toy
What was so distinctive about this toy? Early pre-silicon programability.
Original article here.
Even more pix and info at this blog.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Nov 04, 2015 -
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Category: Toys, AI, Robots and Other Automatons, Computers, 1950s
Driverless Cars of Yesteryear
Why can't Google do a fun ad like this for their robot cars?
Original ad here.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Jul 13, 2014 -
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Category: AI, Robots and Other Automatons, 1950s, Cars, Yesterday’s Tomorrows
African Traffic Robots
The latest innovation in traffic control from the Democratic Republic of Congo. More info at washingtonpost.com.
Posted By: Alex - Mon Mar 10, 2014 -
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Category: AI, Robots and Other Automatons, Africa
ROBOT MONSTER
You know the drill: if you like the trailer, above, for ROBOT MONSTER, then you can watch the whole film, below.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Mar 30, 2013 -
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Category: Aliens, Ineptness, Crudity, Talentlessness, Kitsch, and Bad Art, Movies, AI, Robots and Other Automatons, 1950s, Fictional Monsters
Passion Lube Reviews
The latest outbreak of "Humorous Amazon Reviews" centers around the product depicted above.
I couldn't resist adding one of my own. Click for readability.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Mar 15, 2013 -
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Category: Humor, Sexuality, Retailing, AI, Robots and Other Automatons, Internet
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