The mouth is not right. Is there really a point in fixing the mouth? I.e, what is the gain in spending time making robots look like human beings when we could make them look like something new?
It's like a cat - you want your cat to look like a cat, and not have the face of a human being.
If you make a robot look like a human being, things change. You will then suddenly develop an instinct against over-working it, you'll be considerate of its feelings, even though it's just a machine.
I think that for robots to become an effective part of our everyday life, they have to look like something that is not human.
I defineately agree. This is the part of AI and robotics that I just find creepy and really don't want.
I want a dumb piece of metal that I feel no attachment to to go around and fix the boring stuff in my house. Clean, make sure there is toiletpaper etc...
Gigolo Joe: I think... you're afraid of letting go. I think you're afraid of happiness. And this is starting to excite me. Are you afraid of seeing the stars... Patricia? I can show you how to reach them.
Patricia in mirrored room: I'm afraid of what you've got under there. May I see what it looks like first?
Gigolo Joe: Is this your first time... with something like me?
Patricia in mirrored room: I've never been with Mecha.
Gigolo Joe: That makes two of us.
Patricia in mirrored room: I'm afraid it will hurt.
Gigolo Joe: Patricia... once you've had a lover-robot you'll never want a real man again. Are these the wounds of passion?
Patricia in mirrored room: Do you hear that music?
Gigolo Joe: You... are a goddess, Patricia. You wind me up inside. But you deserve so much better in your life. You deserve... me.
It's like a cat - you want your cat to look like a cat, and not have the face of a human being.
If you make a robot look like a human being, things change. You will then suddenly develop an instinct against over-working it, you'll be considerate of its feelings, even though it's just a machine.
I think that for robots to become an effective part of our everyday life, they have to look like something that is not human.