many uses for solar powered robots
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There are many uses for solar powered robots.
The premise for Gundam 00 seems more timely considering that the United States is considering tapping spaced-based solar power for electricity generation. This research seems to be more focused on providing power to front line troops than to replace fossil fuel dependency. But we’re on track for Acre vs. Setsuna in 300 more years.
In lighter news, New York Times has a great write-up about Darjeeling tea cultivation. For A!MS buffs, you know that it is Bell’s favorite kind of tea.
And, finally, David Levy at the University of Maastricht predicts “sex with robots in 5 years” and “Massachusetts will be the first jurisdiction to legalize human-robot marriage.” Ah makes me remember the late 90’s and early 00’s when robot harems were weirdly popular in anime: Mahoro, Kurumi and friends, the Hand Mai and May teams, Multi, Sigel, banana girl Miharu, and, of course, Chii. (Man, the robot harem era seems so long ago now. You can even argue that American cinema had its phase with Mannequin, Blade Runner, A.I., and Cherry 2000.) I think it means that anime is a few years ahead of the research being conducted at the University of Maastricht (quick, without using searching the web, in what country is Maastricht located in?). Of course, hopefully this leads to Columbia posting a paper about the spiral evolution theory in 2016.
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Maastricht is in the A.E.U.!
Somehow, I find the whole idea of ‘marriage with robots’ rather redundant.
The solar power things seems to be more about preventing war, but an actual alternative to oil, the “strategic” is about stopping wars
Well, robot harems haven’t completely gone away, just evolved into a different beast. For example, the OVA Koharu Biyori, which takes the concept of Chii and runs with it in a totally…..ummm…….meido direction.
… Is sex with robots even illegal in the first place? As far as Massachusetts goes it might just happen, though believe it or not we’re not all batshit insane liberals who walk around in the nude. That’s Vermont. (JK)
>>I think it means that anime is a few years ahead of the research being conducted at the University of Maastricht (quick, without using searching the web, in what country is Maastricht located in?).
Easy, since I live in the same country. The bestest, best country out there; The Netherlands. XD
>>Somehow, I find the whole idea of ‘marriage with robots’ rather redundant.
Yeah, I don’t really understand that part either, sex with robots ok, but I can’t see them complaining wanting to get married, so what’s in it for us guys? ;)
But I can’t really see them make life-size, human-looking robots in the next 5 years to be honest. Seems mostly speculation from that guy over in Limburg I guess.
So, the Netherlands, whereabouts in the Netherworld is that? Anywhere near Overlord Laharl’s domain? And who is their Overlord? ^.^
I found it depressing that the first thing that popped into my head when I read Darjeeling Tea was Belldandy… And then I read what came immediately after I felt better.
It is in Alabama! Well, if the primary use of the robot is a sexbot at least…
when you said Maastricht i thought you were parodying becky’s attempt at massachusetts in PPD
Ah chobits …
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What definition is he using for a robot? If you want to set the bar low I’m sure it’s already possible. If you want to set the bar high (like, say, Chi) it’s probably going to be another forty or fifty years.
but if future chii is solar powered, wouldn’t that force hikkomori to step outside the house? food for thought…
Its not hard to guess where Maastricht could be… what other germanic language uses double a and such hard sounds.
Unfortunately, my realistic loli sexbots are still 51 years away from being constructed, and 77 years away from becoming legal.
I think the key issues in the whole “sex with robots” debate is;
a) just how hot will these robot wives be?
b) will they nag? and,
c) will they get jealous about my other robot wives, and possibly my toaster?
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t would suck if my Haruhi2.0 gets all pissy over me showing my cordless Chigusa Special Milf Edition a little lovin.
There’s the weak/strong AI debate too . . . can an artificial mind which can actually think (hence love, hence marry) be created, or are machines incapable of thought whatever advances are made? (Not that it matters if you’re just looking for a sexbot).
Well philip72, you just need to read Yuria 100 Shiki to find out.