# Human looking androids are here **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 27, 2005, 9:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/human-looking-androids-are-here/314388 "2005-07-27T09:59:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![One\_And\_Only\_Wanderers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/838e76/32.png) [@One\_And\_Only\_Wanderers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/One_And_Only_Wanderers)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2005, 9:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/human-looking-androids-are-here/314388/1 "2005-07-27T09:59:05Z")
well sort of. [BBC Link](http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4714135.stm) ok all it can do is sit there move it’s head and pretend to breathe, but it’s a first step. What’s the consensus:- Creepy or Cool. I’m going with creepy. ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2005, 11:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/human-looking-androids-are-here/314388/2 "2005-07-27T11:32:57Z")
I’m wondering what the reason is for wanting androids to look human. Humanoid, yes. But human? :dubious: I have to go with _creepy_ as well. ---
**Author:** ![kingpengvin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9dc877/32.png) [@kingpengvin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kingpengvin)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2005, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/human-looking-androids-are-here/314388/3 "2005-07-27T12:19:57Z")
So the Japanese have created the most lifelike love doll ever… facinating. What is the point of making it look human and why are both the Q1 and R1 female? I’m not saying anything… just wondering. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2005, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/human-looking-androids-are-here/314388/4 "2005-07-27T12:33:24Z")
This is going to be the best prom ever! … ---
**Author:** ![Silentgoldfish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@Silentgoldfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silentgoldfish)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2005, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/human-looking-androids-are-here/314388/5 "2005-07-27T12:34:24Z")
> [@kingpengvin](#): > > So the Japanese have created the most lifelike love doll ever… facinating. > > What is the point of making it look human and why are both the Q1 and R1 female? I’m not saying anything… just wondering. One actual application I can see is teaching medical staff procedures. In my degree we start off with dummys when learning how to inject, drop NG tubes, etc. It’s nothing like the real thing, but I’d imagine with more sophisticated dolls it could a lot more useful that it is at the moment. ---
**Author:** ![Evil\_Captor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f17d59/32.png) [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2005, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/human-looking-androids-are-here/314388/6 "2005-07-27T12:34:49Z")
> [@One And Only Wanderers](#): > > well sort of. > > [BBC Link](http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4714135.stm) > > ok all it can do is sit there move it’s head and pretend to breathe, but it’s a first step. > > What’s the consensus:- Creepy or Cool. > > I’m going with creepy. If all it can do is sit and move its head, it sounds like nothing more than a Real Doll with an armature. And Real Dolls, which are EXTREMELY lifelike looking, have been around for years. I’d give you a link, but I’m at work. ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2005, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/human-looking-androids-are-here/314388/7 "2005-07-27T13:38:59Z")
If they can make it feed the cat, scratch behind her ears and clean the litter box, we humans are doomed. ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2005, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/human-looking-androids-are-here/314388/8 "2005-07-27T13:49:05Z")
> [@Zebra](#): > > If they can make it feed the cat, scratch behind her ears and clean the litter box, we humans are doomed. All it has to be is cheap and half-way screwable and within one generation the birth-rate of the developed nations will plummet down to nearly nothing. ---
**Author:** ![Evil\_Captor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f17d59/32.png) [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2005, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/human-looking-androids-are-here/314388/9 "2005-07-27T13:51:09Z")
> [@Revtim](#): > > All it has to be is cheap and half-way screwable and within one generation the birth-rate of the developed nations will plummet down to nearly nothing. See “Real Dolls.” Also, some Real Dolls now come with an armature that allows their torsos to move in certain ways. ---
**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2005, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/human-looking-androids-are-here/314388/10 "2005-07-27T14:39:30Z")
More human than human, that’s our motto. ---
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2005, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/human-looking-androids-are-here/314388/11 "2005-07-27T14:49:47Z")
> [@One And Only Wanderers](#): > > . . . all it can do is sit there move its head and pretend to breathe . . . If they find out about this at work, my days here are numbered . . . ---
**Author:** ![One\_And\_Only\_Wanderers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/838e76/32.png) [@One\_And\_Only\_Wanderers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/One_And_Only_Wanderers)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2005, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/human-looking-androids-are-here/314388/12 "2005-07-27T14:53:04Z")
Nice one Eve! lol ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2005, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/human-looking-androids-are-here/314388/13 "2005-07-27T15:03:31Z")
> [@Eve](#): > > If they find out about this at work, my days here are numbered . . . Don’t you think now that 2/3 of the people in your office _are_ robots? ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2005, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/human-looking-androids-are-here/314388/14 "2005-07-27T15:08:38Z")
> [@Evil Captor](#): > > See “Real Dolls.” Also, some Real Dolls now come with an armature that allows their torsos to move in certain ways. Yeah, but those things are expensive! Not that I’ve priced them… \ ---
**Author:** ![smiling\_bandit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@smiling\_bandit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smiling_bandit)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2005, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/human-looking-androids-are-here/314388/15 "2005-07-27T15:11:05Z")
> [@](#): > > Professor Ishiguru Of course. It would be a lonely-looking Japanese guy who would develop this thing! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Evil\_Captor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f17d59/32.png) [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2005, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/human-looking-androids-are-here/314388/16 "2005-07-27T15:55:43Z")
> [@Eve](#): > > If they find out about this at work, my days here are numbered . . . So you move your head at work, eh Eve? What’re you trying to do, make the rest of us look bad? 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Phlosphr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2005, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/human-looking-androids-are-here/314388/17 "2005-07-27T16:12:30Z")
What disturbs me the most, is when they start calling _“it”_ a \*“she”\*\*. ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2005, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/human-looking-androids-are-here/314388/18 "2005-07-27T16:22:07Z")
I, for one, welcome our android overlords… our _girl_ android overlords… I could see these being very popular in department store windows… ---
**Author:** ![lizardling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f4b2a3/32.png) [@lizardling](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lizardling)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2005, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/human-looking-androids-are-here/314388/19 "2005-07-27T20:07:15Z")
Is this where we start rioting against the androids among us Animatrix style? ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2005, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/human-looking-androids-are-here/314388/20 "2005-07-28T00:32:11Z")
I start rioting the day they assign me to clean the sexbots. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/human-looking-androids-are-here/314388.md?page=2)