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Thursday August 10, 2006
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 This is one of those posts I couldn't resist writing about. For heaven's sake, this darn thing has my last name. Could it be my long lost robotic sister?
Her name is "Rong Cheng", a female robot created by a science institute in Beijing and dubbed the first chinese "beauty robot". She can respond to almost 1,000 Chinese words. She can dance, bow, and greet people in several Chinese dialects. Now, if only she could write reviews, I'd have myself a better-looking replacement. Of course, I can always pass her off as my foreign exchange intern, or someone that can answer my phones--ummm--in Chinese. Yeah, that will work. The robot costs about $37,500 (U.S.) to make, so you don't wanna spill water on her.
Via Reuters
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August 10, 2006 12:16 PM
creepy. But on the other hand, I welcome our new robot masters and hope for a quick death when they take over the world. Seriously though, from the description, she's an impressive marvel of robotics. Being able to respond to over 1000 chinese words is no small feat, and the ability to dance, bow, and switch dialects is nothing to scoff at either. I wonder when such robots will be commonplace, or where, for that matter. I'm always impressed at more human-like robotics like this.