CES is an exciting event because it's always packed with weird, wild, and often dubious tech stuff, like cyberprisons for tiny anime girls (what?), VR racing rigs that blow wind in your face (huh?), and keyboards where every key is bread (which?).
Naturally, since the past year in tech has mostly been about stuffing AI into every single conceivable device and app whether it's helpful or not, there's a lot of AI stuff being shown off at CES this year and that includes a «modular, conversational» full-body robot powered by «custom AI [that] can learn and remember your previous interactions» made by a company named Realbotix.
I'm not at CES myself so I couldn't meet one of Realbotix's full-body robots, but the gist is they cost about $200,000 and they're a waking nightmare. Take a look:
«Our customized AI solutions are tailored to your specific needs, whether for companionship, social interaction, or business purposes,» says Realbotix, though I can't help noticing the video above starts out with the camera pointed at the robot's ass. They're implying you can have sex with the robots, right?
«Realbotix can replicate a historical figure, a celebrity or bring to life our client's vision for a robot,» the official site says while refusing to answer my question. «Our companionship-based AI makes our robots perfectly suited for the home.»
Perfectly suited for sex in the home?
«Manufactured in the USA, Realbotix has a reputation for having the highest quality humanoid robots and the most realistic silicone skin technology,» the site says evasively. «Robots with a human touch» is the company's motto. So… sex robots, probably, right?
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...reminiscent of the unpleasant spasms of a Chuck E. Cheese animatronic character
Look, I don't think robots you can talk to (and have sex with, maybe) are a bad idea at all, but the video above isn't particularly compelling. We're treated to the
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