http://www.neatorama.com/2010/10/27/japane...al-expressions/

Also http://mashable.com/2010/04/15/nasa-robonaut2/

What is the orbit data delay again? Could a operator on the ground, via a vr rig, use robonaut as replacement for going up there?

Hm... first one STILL looks creepy. But not as creepy as the horror-inducing THINGS before it. Man... i really think IF they get it good enough to fool people there will be some kind of "robophobia" psychological condition: Everybody will live in fear that there are ROBOTS EVERYWHERE... planning our doom.

Hm, that reminds me... i guess that is a common problem in the sixth world too... i mean the robots, DEY TOOK OR JEWBS. Much hate and fear going on.

Indeed. Once anthros gets perfected, either via clever programming or remote operators from africa, the luddites will seem like a bar brawl.

I just wonder about the economy tho, as it is the very same workers that gets displaced that is supposedly going to buy all of the stuff made. I wonder if we will see eternally low interest on eternally open ended credit cards as an attempt to compensate...

Well, i am pretty sure that the economy, which is implied in the SR4-books does not work. If you have a huge, cheap robot workforce, you HAVE to share ressources with all people or let them die off and continue with a smaller human population.

Granted, you still need programmers and riggers/operators. But never 1:1 for any menial job. And we all see that you can buy a fully funtioning robot for a job for about one/two months payment of a metahuman, and it is implied that energy is pretty cheap too.

looks awesome, although something about the face just kinda creeps me out. The first response was just as i expected it to be, "can you f**k it", demonstrating what men truly care about.

Might also be a reference to the Robot Chicken skit:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5O_rXZ381vo

This is precisely why I'm getting Old Glory Insurance.

Hmpf... Hulu doesn't broadcast to europe...