Dec 14 2009WTF? NO!: Robotic Doppelgangers For Sale
Damnit, Japan -- and just last post I was singing your praises about your breakthrough in upskirting technology AND NOW YOU HAVE TO GO AND RUIN IT. This hurts, Japan. This really hurts. DON'T TRY TO HUG ME.
The mechanical doppelgangers are available for a limited time as part of a special New Year's promotional sale at Sogo, Seibu, and Robinson's department stores. They will be built by Japanese robotics firm Kokoro, which is perhaps best known for its line of Actroid receptionist humanoids.
In addition to providing the robot with the owner's face, body, hair, eyes and eyelashes, Kokoro will model the robot's facial expressions and upper body movements after the buyer. The robot's speech will be based on recordings of the owner's voice.
Thankfully, they're only making two and each will cost a staggering $223,000. But you've got to admit, that's a small price to pay for being killed by a robotic version of yourself, amirite? NO I'M NOT RIGHT THAT WAS A TEST AND YOU F***ING FAILED! You will never pass my class!
Hit the jump for a poster advertising the Actroid receptionist humanoid (same chassis on which these will be built).
Robot doppelgangers for sale [pinktentacle]
Thanks to Tuggis, Ryan L, Mih0, Sarah V and rox, who don't want robotic versions of themselves or anyone else because they're not idiots and actually value human life (except people who abuse animals or other people, those ones can all die painfully).
Reader Comments
1. AaronZZZ - December 14, 2009 3:29 PM
Which ones uglyest????
2. catch22 - December 14, 2009 3:29 PM
CHOBITS!!!
3. Calabasa209 - December 14, 2009 3:34 PM
New technology-- can you f*** it?? thats not gay, just like masturbation right??
4. Jess - December 14, 2009 3:47 PM
no no no no no no no
5. dondons - December 14, 2009 3:49 PM
Burn it with Lasers!
6. Goblin - December 14, 2009 3:49 PM
wonder if i could send one of those into work whenever i want a day off..
7. Qazzy - December 14, 2009 3:52 PM
@5
IMA FIRIN MY LAZER!
http://newsimg.ngfiles.com/116000/116815_SHOOP_DA_WHOOP_.jpg
8. drew - December 14, 2009 3:56 PM
Excuse me! Geekologie people! Can you please delete this photo:
http://www.geekologie.com/2009/12/11/deathstar-tattoo.jpg
I did not give you permission to host it, so delete it.
I shouldn't have to keep asking.
9. FreeDummy - December 14, 2009 4:03 PM
My own clone! Now neither of us will be virgins!
10. GoSS Jerk (MY DINO RAN AWAY) - December 14, 2009 4:04 PM
Keep asking @8 drew, i guess the hits on your site have skyrocketed since your pic got on geekology (2 hits per day instead of 1 per month), wtg, fuggly pic btw....
MLIG
11. Daniel - December 14, 2009 4:05 PM
@Drew
It got you unbelievably high traffic that you normally wouldn't have had. You're welcome.
(Plus, she's hawt.)
12. Matt-Zilla - December 14, 2009 4:06 PM
can you fuck it?
13. Kaiser - December 14, 2009 4:07 PM
The poster is right! I AM attracted by her girlish features! Such an outstanding eyecatch effect!
Sooo, if you sleep with a robotic doppleganger of yourself, is that considered masturbation, robophilia, or both?
14. GoSS Jerk (MY DINO RAN AWAY) - December 14, 2009 4:07 PM
id tap that.... with a rocket launcher
15. Dishy Dishyington - December 14, 2009 4:10 PM
Two robots, one data dump.
16. drew - December 14, 2009 4:47 PM
#10 & 11, I really don't care about the traffic.
I do care about about someone stealing my work and profiting from it.
Permission was not given. So I want it removed from their server. That should be pretty easy to understand.
17. It's kind of funny - December 14, 2009 4:52 PM
That that dummy looks horrified at being "touched by a human". Also nice to know that you can knock off it' glasses and it will be blind. ;-)
I am also attracted to her girlish features! Such an eyecatch effect I am having.
18. Hey! Drew F.U. Hypocrite! - December 14, 2009 5:02 PM
Seriously? Douche who is profiteering off of somebody else's work, can you say George Lucas? Course he ain't likely to be an a*hole about it. Like some astronomical amount of ca$h is being generated by your tramp door stamp, in your fever dreams. Maybe if she's pimpin' that, like you are, by bringing up the damn thing. ;-P
19. Jiakasuma - December 14, 2009 5:13 PM
This reminds me...
20. Aaa kill it! - December 14, 2009 7:19 PM
I'm convinced that someday I'll go to Japan and everyone will have been abducted by their robotic counterparts who will then try to sell my those face noodle guard contraptions
21. drew - December 14, 2009 8:58 PM
You can always try emailing the GW writer through the link at the top of page instead of leaving comments with the link to your site for everyone to see.
22. Confused - December 15, 2009 4:59 AM
Which ones the robot?, Seriously.
23. That uncle who did that bad thing we don't speak about - December 15, 2009 6:17 AM
Advert: "You are attracted by her girlish gestures."
Man: "........ but I -"
Advert: "You ARE attracted by her girlish gestures."
Man: "........ no, honestly I'm more of a human kind of -"
Advert: "YOU ARE ATTRACTED BY HER GIRLISH GESTURES!"
Man: ".... Listen, I'm seriously not!"
Advert: "Oh, you've really gone and done in now.... You've made her SELF-AWARE!!!"
Robo-girl: PEW PEW PEW! NUUUUUUUUUKE!!!!!!!!!!!!
24. Jaded Icon - December 15, 2009 9:29 AM
@ Drew
Question: Do you have LEGAL ownership of these pictures?
Answer: A: I do have legal privileges (documentation) that proves these images are mine.
Answer B: I don’t have any proof, but I feel that I should be getting more for it. (Then you're out of luck)
If you answered A, move on to question 2.
Question 2: Why are you asking anonymous commenters about pics linked to a specific person’s blog?
Answer A: I don't really know how to get the blogger to adhere to my request (There is a "Contact" button at the top of the page - n00b)
Answer B: I am really just wanting more people to visit my deviant page. Viewship has increased over 1000%. Yeah for me! (That really is a douche move)
Geekologie does not require nor need your permission to post these pictures. If you don't believe me contact a lawyer and you will find out exactly how much "ownership" you have on images posted to the internet, especially when the blogger does not make money off of showing these pics. So please stop spamming us.
25. NVG - December 15, 2009 10:28 AM
MARIA OZAWA and SORA AOI robots!!!
26. AaronZZZ - December 15, 2009 11:12 AM
@26 Well put... Drew FUCK OFF and go complain somewhere else, or we Geekology readers will be forced to taunt, tease, and generally make fun of you until you are a quivering lump of pathetic, self loathing, meat.
27. Fearofthewalnut - December 15, 2009 8:02 PM
I would get one of your mom and have sex with it.
28. Fearofthewalnut - December 15, 2009 8:04 PM
And I would cut a hole in the bottom and attach a Fleshlight, also modeled after your mom.
29. kate - December 16, 2009 12:14 AM
does anyone remember the bugs bunny cartoon with the alien carrot that creates doubles of all the characters BUT bugs bunny because hes smart and figures it out and killed the robot replacements then found the origional characters in a bag and saved them!????!
............ me neither
30. Kije - December 16, 2009 1:32 AM
And so it begins...