Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Things That Worry Me Which Probably Shouldn't

I'm concerned that the Japanese have taken this whole 'lifelike robot' thing waaaay too far.
   It was kind of neato with Asimo, the not-really independent robot who interacts with people. It's actually remotely controlled, but the robot is standing upright by itself, which is a feat. Asimo begat the little robot dogs, and consumer electronics that are fun for kids to play with.
   But the Japanese are getting kind of creepy with their robots now, making 'lifelike' women robots who look like they popped out of a 1960's Godzilla movie, and creepy little girl robots who obviously want the codes to our nuclear weapon arsenal. Or our souls.
   I know the Japanese are weird - it's their defining characteristic and gives them an excuse for all those talking toilets - but seriously, this is taking things too far. The next time I'm in Japan (because I go so often) I'm going to pinch people, to make sure they're not robots.

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