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    Kirkaiya: This might actually be worth it for the HOV lanes anywhere near DC... more »
    Kaiser-Machead: Only if it can be used to fool insurance investigators, or fake one's own death. more »
    Alfisted: Do they charge extra for one without man hands? more »
    njdevil: Dear Lord. The Japenese have built a robot Hannah Montana. Anyone here know how to fly a B-29? more »
    crackel: I don't really feel I'm in the uncanny valley, until I get one and I slap the shit out of her and she just lies there, asking for more. more »
    SkipErnst: We may not have commercial walking androids yet, but at least this is a step in the right direction. Ba-dum tsshhhhh! (insert audience groans here) more »
    Deckard: This is a great idea. more »
    I Party With Smoot: They may not walk, but they can move their upper bodies. Wow. The Stephen Hawking one is so lifelike! more »
    OMG! Ponies!: "You are attracted by her girlish gestures..." Your Jedi mind tricks won't work on me, Sogo&Seibu. more »
    Hearthatvoiceagain: This is the real Nexus One. Not as realistic as the Nexus Six, but still pretty good. more »
    switchblade saints: great a robot that will sing "Kiri kiri kiri kiri kiri kiri!" while poking needles into my face and sawing off my feet with a piano wire. Great. more »
    frigg: What makes this shockingly realistic is the fact that people in the background don't shut up and listen. Having people in an audience yammer away whil... more »
    Kaiser-Machead: No one wants robotic pop stars. No one is going to care if it flashes a little peek at its DC-in, or is caught giving handjobs to robosexual perverts ... more »
    Curves: Yes, but, can she have a mental breakdown, marry a loser, shave her head, flash us her stuff, kidnap her own kids and be placed in custody of her dadd... more »
    GitEmSteveDave_ My Brute Dojo Code CDIAFIFE: Yeah, but does she flash you when she gets out of a car? Humanity 1 Robots 0 more »
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    For a Post-Christmas Treat, Order a Looky-Likey Android From Japan

    What would you spend $225,000 on? An animated android, styled after yourself? Starting in January the Japanese store Sogo & Seibu will begin taking pre-orders for these "Actroids." They may not walk, but they can move their upper bodies. More »
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    Girlbot Sings, Looks Better than Britney Spears

    Yes, that's right: The HRP-4C girlbot with Yamaha's Vocaloid voice synth software is way better than Britney Spears. But then again, that's not saying a lot, except that I will never do the Zoltan with Britney. [Network World]
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    The HRP-4C Model Robot Is Programmed to Work...It

    The HRP-4C robot was not programmed to please families like Asimo. Nor will she save/destroy humanity like a Terminator. Rather, she's taking the fashion world by storm as Tokyo's next top model. UPDATE VIDEO: More »