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This smiling robot face made of living skin is absolute nightmare fuel (techcrunch.com)
submitted 4 months ago by ylai@lemmy.ml to c/technology@lemmy.world
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Original publication: https://www.cell.com/cell-reports-physical-science/fulltext/S2666-3864(24)00335-7

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[–] Etterra@lemmy.world 41 points 4 months ago (5 children)

JFC just give it an LCD screen head that makes emojis and knock this uncanny valley shit off. I'd rather have Codsworth or R2D2 than this homunculus or some latex-faced simulacrum.

[–] rottingleaf@lemmy.zip 4 points 4 months ago

R2D2

I think prince Xizor had a fuckable bodyguard droid in the EU. But in general employing living beings was cheaper.

[–] Crackhappy@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

What about Kevin Spacey in a robot on the moon?

[–] androogee@midwest.social 1 points 4 months ago

I'd be beside myself.

[–] blanketswithsmallpox@lemmy.world -1 points 4 months ago

You say thSt until you can print off Natalie Dormer and a clone of the former and stick your dick in it.