Just a Thought: BJD Persocoms?

I've seen a doll that can dance, so the motion is very possible. There's Siri for the iPhone 4S, she can talk and all that stuff. There's Cleverbot, who forms a personality in each conversation. And there's Vocaloid/UTAUloid, and software like that could be implemented for the voice. I don't see anything holding anyone back from doing this! I know that I personally would be willing to learn what I needed to to be able to assist in a project like this. I know that if this was available, no matter the price as long as I could save for it, I would definitely go for it. Sure, after reading the whole Chobits manga, I don't really think I want a being with its own personality or anything like that, as long as it wasn't simple programming. But there's a lot we could do with that, is there not? So I'd love to see this one day.

 

Well, I wouldn't want them to speak, but that's really the only thing I'd leave out. It'd be cool if they had face recognition, (already exits), and allow them to gesture accordingly. BUT...would I own such a doll? Probably not, because...by then it'd be more of an android than a doll.

 

I for one would rather have BJDs that worked like the ones in Angelic Layer first (totally not because that's how it is in CLAMP cannon at all -lies-) and then get myself a Persocom.

For now, I do think it would be a good idea. Not a stretch at all. I think it's what most people would like to have.

When they do get made...I will throw my money at the manufacturers to get one.

Okay, not really, I doubt a creation like the robots in Chobits'll ever actually happen within our life-times to be honest. Maybe towards the end... Technology is advancing sure, but there's a lot to iron out first... Like many of the issues the anime and manga raises for example.

Now for battling robots like the Angels...that might be easier. We have gotten on that path with brain wave technology already. Has anyone else seen those toys that let you float a ball around? I saw those and I got super excited for Angels. Hehehe.

 

I would hate that. Totally terrifying. I want dolls to have DOLLS! Not freako talking "pet" things. I'm sure it's possible - but I won't buy it. Humans are annoying. We don't need to add fake ones to the list.

 

I skipped a lot of pages between the first and last page of this discussion.. so forgive me if someone else has already said this.

Angelic Layer and Chobits are kinda intertwined, as Icchan (the scientist guy) was the landlady's late husband in Chobits. Back when I first started my online college classes, there was a computer literacy class in either late 2010 or early 2011 that I discussed this sort of idea. At the time though, I hadn't gotten into ABJDs yet.

I think the technology is there, and from what I remember in my paper for the class I researched and found that the Japanese had started experimenting on trying to develop things like this on a human scale but had just done the head part or something. There's also a live-action series based on the manga Absolute Boyfriend where the boyfriend is actually a robot, but there were differences between the manga and series. I think SIRI is a little closer to making people more anti-social with other people, since I heard there were some people who only wanted to talk to SIRI and not anyone else.

Around that time, I was thinking having something like that would be really nice.. it could get a job, supply you with extra income from that job and do everything like a normal human would.. but there's the problem of no emotions like a human. While it might pass as a substitute, it's probably not as good as a real human being for emotional comfort, etc. Wow I really typed quite a bit, didn't mean for this to be long.