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Miles Archer

(18,837 posts) Mon Mar 7, 2016, 08:00 PM Mar 2016

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Reuters story on "Lifelike Humanoid Robots." WAIT...that's not a ROBOT, that's...

PHOTOS: Humanoid robots that walk, talk, and eerily resemble real people. http://reut.rs/1nsb4FF

https://twitter.com/ReutersTech/status/706955041907843072?lang=en

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Reuters story on "Lifelike Humanoid Robots." WAIT...that's not a ROBOT, that's... (Original Post) Miles Archer Mar 2016 OP

No, her facsimile will need to wait until we can teach the things to drink. Warren DeMontague Mar 2016 #1

Today customer service representative, tomorrow say hello to your next Senator. Jackie Wilson Said Mar 2016 #2

if it winks and says "you betcha!".... Jackilope Mar 2016 #3

I hope it can't shoot and skin a moose. nt LiberalEsto Mar 2016 #4

With more automation OkSustainAg Mar 2016 #5

Warren DeMontague

(80,708 posts)

1. No, her facsimile will need to wait until we can teach the things to drink.

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Mon Mar 7, 2016, 08:02 PM

Mar 2016

Jackie Wilson Said

(4,176 posts)

2. Today customer service representative, tomorrow say hello to your next Senator.

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Mon Mar 7, 2016, 08:05 PM

Mar 2016

Jackilope

(819 posts)

3. if it winks and says "you betcha!"....

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Mon Mar 7, 2016, 08:05 PM

Mar 2016

... that would be really scary. Seriously, it looks like the robot is modeled after Palin.

LiberalEsto

(22,845 posts)

4. I hope it can't shoot and skin a moose. nt

Reply to Jackilope (Reply #3)

Mon Mar 7, 2016, 08:12 PM

Mar 2016

OkSustainAg

(203 posts)

5. With more automation

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Mon Mar 7, 2016, 09:38 PM

Mar 2016

I guess we will see the Post-Work Society.

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