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Swami Says, ai, fortune teller, gadgets, neiman marcus, novelty, robotic

$75,000 Swami Conversational Robot is a Very Expensive Psychic

Sure we've covered other robotic fortune tellers in the past, but none of them have cost anywhere close to $75,000. Now, to be fair, as far as robotic swamis go, this one looks amazing. Utilizing "cutting-edge" AI and over 30 facial motors, this swami can learn his own name, wink at you as you walk by, or even answer all of life's questions (as any swami worth its salt should be able to). Of course, for this much cash, you could probably just pay a real swami to sit in your house every day and do the same stuff. Then again, you don't have to feed the robotic version. [Red Ferret Journal]

4:30 PM on Thu Oct 4 2007
By Ben Longo
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12 comments

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SchruteBuck at 04:41 PM on 10/04/07
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All signs point to stupid.
liquidsoapdispenser at 04:46 PM on 10/04/07
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I'd rather buy 3 Lost In Space B9 Robots (as I believe Gizmodo a couple of years ago):
[www.lostinspacerobot.com]
graphicwave at 04:52 PM on 10/04/07
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Is it called Zoltar?
92BuickLeSabre at 05:07 PM on 10/04/07
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@graphicwave: No. Jambi.
MSFTH8R at 05:12 PM on 10/04/07
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I, for one, welcome our mind-reading robotic overlords.
graphicwave at 05:14 PM on 10/04/07
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That was a reference to the movie Big.
MSFTH8R at 05:16 PM on 10/04/07
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@graphicwave:

....We know. Thanks for playing!
homerjay at 05:27 PM on 10/04/07
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"You will waste LOTS of money on stupid things."

"Hey! This thing doesn't tell the future! It tells the recent past!"
Terranova at 06:16 PM on 10/04/07
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i want one that features a fake frozen head of bea arthur, spouting lines from the golden girls.

like they did in an episode of the simpsons - and also in an episode of the golden girls where they talk about cryogenic storage and rose dreams about them all waking up as thawing heads on platters! the scene ends when Dorothy says, "Oh my God - We're heads!" and they all start screaming as the dream fades out.

:)
Husher at 08:25 PM on 10/04/07
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I wish i was big
Bokusatsu_Tenshi at 08:59 PM on 10/04/07
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I see your future now.... you're getting almost a hundred bucks poor-er...
M.E.K. at 06:16 PM on 10/18/07
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Tell you what, I'll make you a better offer. If anyone reading this wants to pay me a mere $60K, I'll give you my cell phone number, promise to keep it on 24-7, and will answer any questions you have for 6 months. Now that's a bargain. I give great advice!