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ShelterWolf |
South Park Robot Mouth that Keeps on Giving
Apr 22 2010, 3:17 PM EDT
Video: Moaning Rubber Robot Mouth Simulates Human Voices, Fuels Our Human Nightmares..Over the weekend, video of a horrifying robot struggling to sound out vowels was passed around the web with little explanation other than, "This is creepy." Which it certainly is, but, after digging around for information, we found that despite the robot's nightmarish appearance and voice, its inventors actually intended the babbling for serious business--namely, for helping hearing-impaired people improve their speech articulation... http://www.popsci.com/gadgets/article/2010-04/freaky-robot-mouth-simulates-human-voices#comment-64602 What the "mah me moh" is that "mu me mah" trying to say? I believe it would work much better using graphene nanoscrolls (under Cammie's Xmas Presents.) Do you find this valuable?
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ShelterWolf |
1. Robotic tongue developed for online kissing
May 4 2011, 11:06 PM EDT
The "Kiss Transmission Device" – a prototype gizmo designed to allow its users to virtually lock tongues.The KTD is designed "for communications within the mouth, in other words, the goal is to obtain the feeling of kissing," according to its inventor, Nobuhiro Takahashi, an Information Systems graduate student at the University of Electro-Communications in Tokyo. The system consists of two computer-connected bilaterally-controlled devices, each one with its own motorized, bent tubular "tongue." As one user rotates their device's tongue inside their mouth, the tongue on the other device moves in the same way – given that the tongues appear not to be able to extend or twist, the possibilities for individual "artistic expression" seem to presently be pretty limited. In the future, however, Takahashi would like bring factors like taste, breath and mouth moisture into the mix. A tonguier-looking and -feeling tongue might be a good idea, too. Once the device is better developed, he sees it potentially being used not only by couples, but also by celebrities. Pop stars, for instance, could "record" a French kiss on the device, which their eager fans could then play back in their mouths. No ... really. Although both devices are currently connected to the same computer, Takahashi believes it would be easy enough for them to communicate via the internet, on two separate machines. Combined with something like the wriggling, creepy-looking Telenoid R-1 telepresence doll, the possibilities of the technology could be very ... well, we'll just let you pick your own word. http://www.gizmag.com/robotic-tongue-developed-for-online-kissing/18566/ OK, who's game for french kissing Telenoid's "me mah moh" mouth? I believe the word is "botophilia." Is there a better word for this fetish? I prefer a deadly french kiss from Cathy... Do you find this valuable? |
DAVlD |
2. RE: Robotic tongue developed for online kissing
May 4 2011, 11:48 PM EDT
Eww.
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