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billybrobby
Joined: 09 Dec 2004
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 Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2006 10:41 am Post subject: Domo Arigato for nothing, Ms. Roboto! |
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http://news.naver.com/tv/read.php?mode=LSS2D&office_id=055&article_id=0000082232§ion_id=115§ion_id2=308
They unveiled a new female robot, this time one that sings, but there was a malfunction. Here's the news story, click the photo to see the video (it's entertaining without understanding Korean).
Apparently the robot was supposed to sing and dance, but it just kind of wiggled around with it's mouth wide up, much to everybody's embarrassment and probably the horror of small children.
People interviewed on the scene said the following:
"This is an important advance. At last we've moved beyond the merely figurative objectification of women" - Lee Jinhoo
"Finally, a Teddy Ruxpin you can have sex with." - Pak Yonghyun
"Why was I created just to feel pain?" - Robot |
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doggyji
Joined: 21 Feb 2006
Location: Toronto - Hamilton - Vineland - St. Catherines
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| Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2006 10:56 am Post subject: |
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| Ouch, that face. My eyeballs are moist. I don't know why they talk too big about such dancing robots. They seem to do nothing but following the pre-programmed basic routines without any interactions with the changeable environment. |
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Qinella
Joined: 25 Feb 2005
Location: the crib
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| Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2006 12:12 pm Post subject: Re: Domo Arigato for nothing, Ms. Roboto! |
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| billybrobby wrote: |
People interviewed on the scene said the following:
"This is an important advance. At last we've moved beyond the merely figurative objectification of women" - Lee Jinhoo |
That's pretty funny right there.
When I saw the article on the Chilsun Ilbo earlier, I couldn't help but notice how awful that robot looks compared to the ones Japan has been publicizing. The Japanese robots are hard to distnguish from actual humans, whereas this Korean model looks like a manneuin. What's with that weird hair style? |
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laogaiguk
Joined: 06 Dec 2005
Location: somewhere in Korea
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| Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2006 2:32 pm Post subject: Re: Domo Arigato for nothing, Ms. Roboto! |
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| billybrobby wrote: |
"Finally, a Teddy Ruxpin you can have sex with." - Pak Yonghyun
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The fact they know Teddy Ruxpin is more news than the article  |
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billybrobby
Joined: 09 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2006 5:17 pm Post subject: |
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Yeah, the article talks about how this robot is 최초 (the first) but I'm not sure what new ground it breaks. To me, it honestly seems like a very expensive teddy ruxpin.
Don't be fooled by her innocent looks though. I heard she hangs out with the guys from the pirates of the carribean ride at disney world. (rimshot) |
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ilovebdt
Joined: 03 Jun 2005
Location: Nr Seoul
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| Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2006 6:06 pm Post subject: |
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Too scary
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Tiberious aka Sparkles
Joined: 23 Jan 2003
Location: I'm one cool cat!
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This is a robot in need of help. It's obvious she has a pretty hardcore drug habit.
Hopefully her closest friends -- a Xerox machine and a vacuum cleaner -- will stage an intervention; and if her PR agent is smart, he or she will claim the robot was simply suffering from heat exhaustion. |
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maeil
Joined: 09 Jan 2006
Location: Haebangchon
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| Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2006 10:41 pm Post subject: |
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Good lord, they made an ajumma robot. Under-eye bags and everything. Robot armies are scary enough, but robot ajumma armies?  |
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Pyongshin Sangja
Joined: 20 Apr 2003
Location: I love baby!
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| Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2006 10:53 pm Post subject: |
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I think I saw her at 588.
Or maybe that was her serial number. |
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Return Jones
Joined: 06 Feb 2004
Location: I will see you in far-off places
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| Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2006 11:10 pm Post subject: |
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| Korea still hasn't even caught up with Pirates of the Carribbean. |
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billybrobby
Joined: 09 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Thu Oct 19, 2006 12:08 am Post subject: |
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| Return Jones wrote: |
| Korea still hasn't even caught up with Pirates of the Carribbean. |
I heard after the convention, she and a couple buddies got together to dunk a British officer in a well. |
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Novernae
Joined: 02 Mar 2005
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| Posted: Thu Oct 19, 2006 5:34 am Post subject: |
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Don't talk about her like that! She's a Christian!  |
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laogaiguk
Joined: 06 Dec 2005
Location: somewhere in Korea
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| Posted: Thu Oct 19, 2006 5:39 am Post subject: |
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cwemory
Joined: 14 Jan 2006
Location: Gunpo, Korea
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| Posted: Thu Oct 19, 2006 5:50 am Post subject: |
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| Novernae wrote: |
| Don't talk about her like that! She's a Christian! |
You noticed the crucifix pendant too? You'd think that pendant would be a turn-off for 아저씨s wanting to make sweet unnatural love to the robot 아줌마. |
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