• TrackinDaKraken@lemmy.world
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    3 hours ago

    I think the ideal home robot would be two or three separate arms that ride in tracks along the ceiling, long enough to unfold down to the reach the floor. They’d be out of the way, no need to recharge, they can forego all the balancing and walking hardware and software, they’d be very strong and have the leverage of being attached to the house. Most tasks only need one, but some tasks are better performed with two. They could even move furniture. Of course, houses would need to be redesigned to accommodate them. For instance, doors would need to go all the way to the ceiling.

    One step further? Okay, here’s a weird one.

    Another task they could perform is to manipulate a sex doll mannequin while you wear AR goggles to make the doll look like whatever you want. It doesn’t need to be a complicated doll, since all the visual is handled by the goggles. They’d be cheaper, too, you could afford more than one. In… different shapes.

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      Sometimes all it takes is an idea. I really like the idea of this with a robot claw that can take dishes out of the sink and put them in the dishwasher and take the laundry out of the hamper, washer and dryer and then fold it.

      And the dolls can be made with silicone and since you are using VR you don’t have to waste resources on aesthetics

  • andros_rex@lemmy.world
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    7 hours ago

    Sex bots make zero sense to me.

    The entire appeal of sex is that there’s another person involved! Two (or more) humans working together to make each other feel good!

    Like, if you’re not going to have another real human involved, why not just a vibrator/dildo/fleshlight?

    • Zephyr@sh.itjust.works
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      5 hours ago

      It’s essentially a fancy sex toy on the same level of a vibrator. That said there’s a fair amount of people who seem to struggle to find mates to have sex with and have even turned to using or even loving dolls.

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      Some people don’t work well with the conditions set by others, or work well with others at all. They want a human, but can’t make it happen. So a robot that doesn’t say no, as creepy as that is, will be what some demand. A self-driven device like a fleshlight isn’t going to fit their desire.

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      7 hours ago

      Allow me to introduce the incels.

      Hard to get that experience when no one wants to be around you at all, let alone naked.

  • Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works
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    7 hours ago

    Best the people in charge can do is a new robot that paints, slops up music, and dances.

    You all don’t like doing those things right? Great!

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    1 day ago

    The only people who could afford them already have human servants. They just want sex dolls. And friends. Robots to admire their “wit”.