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This going too far? [ Dollfie robot? ]

Dec 7, 2009

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    1. animatronics isn't something new, think about all the bejeweled golden birds that sing and dance to entertain royalty way back when. application of this technology to BJDs is rather cool IMO
       
      #61 Baris, Dec 8, 2009
    2. Looking back to one of the questions in the first post, that DD wouldn't follow DoA's BJD standards, being that it's no longer supported by elastic, but instead by the machinery giving it movement.

      I'm not sure if it qualifies as BJD at all, even without thinking about DoA's on- or off-topic standards, being that it's totally RC'ed.
       
      #62 Ellanie, Dec 8, 2009
    3. i think it's awesome! she looks so cute - and it looked pretty realistic too - i'm surprised.

      (a side note: people mentioned being freaked out by the mask the woman is wearing. people in japan - and in small pockets of other communities too, like the town i live in - where masks when they go out sick, as not to spread their germs. it's pretty courteous i think!)
       
      #63 orphansparrow, Dec 8, 2009
    4. That was so cute! I don't think I'd own her though, just because I've never been too much into RC stuff anyway though.
       
      #64 Somnambulist, Dec 8, 2009
    5. Wow, that's incredible! She is darling.
       
      #65 Fairy, Dec 8, 2009
    6. That doesn't look like a modded ABJD to me. It looks like someone took a pre-made robot body, stuck a maid outfit on it, and replaced the head and hands with the ones from a Super Dollfie or a Dollfie Dream. So I would consider this a mod of the robot, not a mod of the doll, as the majority of the thing is robot parts.

      And no, I don't find it disturbing. I don't know that I'd make one myself, since it doesn't really have any connection to the reasons I participate in this hobby, but it's still cool. However, anyone who has looked into Uncanny Valley/Unheimlich theory won't be surprised by people who are freaked out by it.
       
      #66 Kiyakotari, Dec 8, 2009
    7. I don't think that is going to far, I thought the movement was really good as the doll could sway side to side while strumming. It may just be a robot looking like a bjd, but I'd be happy if my dolls could move like that, especially the tinies.
       
      #67 Psywave, Dec 8, 2009
    8. I think its cute! its also a pretty good idea...but im guessing it would be extremely expensive!
       
      #68 18wolf18, Dec 8, 2009
    9. I think it's nice, adorable and cute~ :3 Would be happy if my dolls good move XD
       
      #69 okudatakiko, Dec 8, 2009
    10. The "it's human like" realism goes away after you watch a few RoboCup Youtube videos. They are hilarious! They fall over for reasons unknown (routine for blocking?), but how they get up is very unhuman like. They are not RC but true autonomous robot. The strength and speed of the servos impress me, not to mention the program algorithms req'd to play a game of soccer.

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICgL1OWsn58

      There is a baby in the audio that must be having fun!

      The dollfie playing a guitar is probably a robot mod as suggested by Kiyakatori. The shaky hand movements come from the servo feedback mechanism..unstable in this case or not properly adjusted.

      For those who want, it's affordable. Femisapien from WowWee is $90?!...$38 at Amazon, just checked.

      http://www.wowwee.com/en/products/toys/robots/robotics/femisapien

      Like anything else, you can always spend more.
       
      #70 Shirokuma, Dec 8, 2009
    11. It creeps me out a little, but my bodyfriend is thinking of getting a bjd to do that same thing.. he wants to animate one and make it a cute little droid.

      >.> I'd be too scared to keep it in my house. But, kudos to the brave souls who arent.
       
      #71 IndigoFrogs, Dec 8, 2009
    12. I guess I'll go the road less traveled and say I never want to see my doll move, ever. When I was a kid I used to take toys (like dinosaurs that roared) that had electronics, fill the sink with water, and drop the toy into the water until all the electronic machinery was shot.

      XD Then I'd play with the toy.

      I don't know what it is about electronic/robotic dolls/toys, I just don't like them. I'd rather imagine the way they move/sound instead of creating something that actually moves and makes sound. Not to say that the person who programmed/built/modded that robot isn't dedicated and quite talented, but I would never own a toy robot, whether it be vinyl, resin, or metal. I see toys as vehicles for imagination, not something to set up and watch it dance/pull a lever and listen to it roar.
       
      #72 Pristine Crimson, Dec 8, 2009
    13. so she has motors inside? I think this is a very cool idea, *remembers seeing a discussion on BJD Persocoms...hmmm* I like the idea of remote-controlling your doll, but then I feel the dolls wouldn't have the same doll-like appeal to them. On another note, I was looking for if it was possible to convert a BJD into a marionette with threading techniques *Shadowhearts Cornelia doll, anyone..?* I do wonder how that person got the motors...
       
      #73 little_rika, Dec 8, 2009
    14. oh~gosh!me too:sweat....
       
      #74 OctoberAnna, Dec 8, 2009
    15. I think it is amazing and clever, and it's not a pure Dollfie. the movement at the end when the guitar is taken away gives away the secret, it is a Femisapien that's been customized with a Dollfie head and hands. Those aren't oversized shoes, those are Femisapien's regular feet painted to look like shoes. I suppose that would make her WAY off topic here.

      But I think she's awesome, although that twitching thing she does when she is not actually executing a movement is a lot creepy.

      The owner is probably using the RC controller because Femisapien normally gets her command input from head-sensors and her head has been replaced or covered by the Dollfie head. She's just that much closer to a Persocom.
       
      #75 Victoria Victrix, Dec 8, 2009
    16. Dont get me wrong, I wasn't saying I think its wrong.
      It is super awsome. I just think this isn't a BJD or Dollfie anymore, as those are made to pose yourself and not made to move themselves. As though, it still is awsome and very well done.

      I also though the vid was well sharing with the comunity.
       
      #76 Amber-kyou, Dec 8, 2009
    17. I think it's cute and very clever! ^^; However i'd be concerned to see what people would do next with similar technology! o.o;
       
      #77 LittleSkyLark, Dec 8, 2009
    18. That actually looks pretty awesome. My classmate and I thought of it before. He knows about my doll (most people in my class do) but he's the only guy that really thinks they're awesome. But we had a discussion on how awesome it would be if they could really walk, but that it would be very difficult to achieve.
      But this dancing one looks awesome.
       
      #78 Lizzerd, Dec 8, 2009
    19. It's sorta funny but it was Angelic Layer that really sold me on dolls.
      The dolls look so similar... somaybeIcanimaginethemdoingcoolstuff! But yeah, the doll that moves rocks my socks off, maybe it's because I'm not too easily frightened by inanimate objects or that even if my dolls could do something too me I doubt they would.
      Back to the Angelic Layer, good gosh I hadn't even thought of modding a doll to do that! I keep waiting as each year the Japanese gets better and better robots and my dream comes closer to reality!
       
      #79 TQV, Dec 8, 2009
    20. thats so cool!
       
      #80 kpatillo, Dec 8, 2009
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