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smithinjapan
Oh my god I went into Softbank to buy a new protective film for my iPhone 7 since the one I was taking off my six cracked and they had a new robot there that was SO annoying I wanted to kick it over. Listening to it repeat itself in a whiny, child-like voice over and over was worse than a fork on the chalk board. Even Japanese customers in the shop were mocking the voice and one asked the staff to shut it off.
Moonraker
Where?
And as conversation partners? I guess that only works if you have not much to say.
And I think I have the idea that robots are pretty much autonomous, like a fly or hamster. Yet, every time I see these robot competitions the robot competitors seem to be remote-controlled. That, to me, is not a robot.
bullfighter
Yep. It is not widely known but Asimo has a human controller off stage. Asimo has some on board intelligence but not much.
Almost anything in Japan is called a robot. Put wheels on a garbage can, paint a face on it, put an endless loop player inside with an advertising spiel, and it will get called a robot.
In teaching I give lectures on what I call Japanese Robollocks.
Moonraker
That's very funny, bullfighter.