YouTube finds February 2008

Old Dirty Fred · Post by **Old Dirty Fred** » Sat Feb 02, 2008 6:07 pm

Shakira dancing like a robot
hxxp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtHRVIEo_2Q

replace the x's with t's

Keizo · Post by **Keizo** » Sat Feb 02, 2008 6:35 pm

Some scenes from Cyborg 2 with Angelina Jolie:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=049R-5df_Lw

Lots of robo-vision.

noidguy · Post by **noidguy** » Sat Feb 02, 2008 9:28 pm

I think the Cyborg 2 clip has been pulled also. Must be youtube's time of the month.

noidguy · Post by **noidguy** » Sat Feb 02, 2008 11:46 pm

Is this it?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtHRVlEo_2Q

Old Dirty Fred · Post by **Old Dirty Fred** » Sun Feb 03, 2008 1:52 pm

noidguy wrote:Is this it?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtHRVlEo_2Q

OH, that was a L rather than an I, that explains why the link didn't work when i double checked it *i honestly thought it was a lower case I, thank you for correcting my error Noidguy*

bilbo · Post by **bilbo** » Sun Feb 03, 2008 3:13 pm

Has it occured to anybody, that Shakira may actually BE a mechanical! She does go into robo mode alot.
My thoughts are, that she has to go into mech mode to allow her motor actuators and ballance systems time to cool down before returning to human mode were she struts her sexy stuff.....
Just a thought.

mr.tobor · Post by **mr.tobor** » Sun Feb 03, 2008 6:30 pm

Here's a couple interesting music videos, but they don't end well.

First DIY from A Band Called Quinn.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qyf1jfJmK54

Second is a "Music video with real robots."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDnygPdQh4c

keraptis · Post by **keraptis** » Mon Feb 04, 2008 12:15 pm

Here's a collage of Shakira robot dancing:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtHRVlEo_2Q

TheSpotConlon · Post by **TheSpotConlon** » Mon Feb 04, 2008 6:53 pm

This one's pretty funny, especially for those still fighting the fight to free Katie:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7skoC3293YU

eyebore · Post by **eyebore** » Mon Feb 04, 2008 8:23 pm

Here are a couple of links you guys might enjoy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iN91E3FZV_Y

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

Frostillicus · Post by **Frostillicus** » Mon Feb 04, 2008 9:19 pm

WTF? Macmil Cybernetics turned up nothing in a search. Damnit! This is AWESOME! That sexdoll is an amazing leap. How could there not be more information! Oh... and thanks eyebore

I've always enjoyed your manips by the way.

Karel · Post by **Karel** » Tue Feb 05, 2008 10:07 pm

Sadly, Frostillicus, I suspect that there is no more information because it is a hoax. Maybe I'm way, way off base, but I don't see how something like that could be designed (in total isolation) by someone, who would then be willing to put a video of it up on YouTube, but not have an actual website.

Something that moved like the doll in the video would represent an enormous technical improvement over any other device on offer. Now, it would also represent an uncanny level of skill for a mime! But given that we don't see the doll's face when it's making all its most complicated moves, on top of the otherwise total lack of information (not even a direction to an uncompleted web address), I'm leaning towards drawn to that conclusion.

Or the third possibility is that it's real, but has been designed purely for personal use. In which case... FORGET IT! GO TO THE PATENT OFFICE, BUDDY!

cod386 · Post by **cod386** » Thu Feb 07, 2008 11:52 am

i analyzed this video for hours and my conclusion is that its Real! (no mime)
Why:
Let's split the video into parts:

1. intro (presentation and doll face) - notice the general look of the body and hair is the same as in the next scenes (hair color may vary because of the light change)

2. 'starting' sequence - a long pause between hands-up and hands-down sequences shows that the hands are perfectly synchronized and they are not moving even a single pixel during the pause. Also please try to move hands like that and you'll notice that your hands will have a slight move back just when you try to stop the move too sharp. This is not the case with our doll.

3. action A - need signifiant effort to do that but the moving muscles cannot be seen (look at the arms and legs). Also power cables can be seen at her right leg after moving.

4. action B - the moves are too sharp, tits too firm, the ass always 'touches' a white pixel that can be seen in the background - the precision of movement is too high for a human

5. action C - respects the laws of gravity for a light object

6. action D - two different rythmical moves, and more, the body changes speed in the middle with a pause just when changing the speed, while the head keeps the same speed (EXTREMELY difficult to do for a human) you can split the video into frames to count the time between moves

7. 'shutdown' sequence - see feets in the same position as in previous scenes and her back never changes shape, no breathing etc.

The doll looks very very light so i believe that she's built from that material used to protect the electronic devices and home appliances (sorry i'm not native english

and maybe some cotton under the white 'skin'
Also she looks very fragile and powered by 3 med-power electrical motors only.

BTW i just found the site: hxxp://www.sexbots.us

Karel · Post by **Karel** » Thu Feb 07, 2008 12:32 pm

Nice, cod386! Yeah, I thought the video was pretty convincing myself, I just had to assume it was a hoax because neither Frostillicus or I could find anything. Now it turns out it's not a hoax, just some people with lots of free time and no marketing savvy.

code_author · Post by **code_author** » Thu Feb 07, 2008 2:01 pm

Real nice

Their website is...
http://www.sexbots.us/index.html

Not much there but the video.

Code

bgn357 · Post by **bgn357** » Fri Feb 08, 2008 4:52 am

code_author wrote:Real nice
Their website is...
http://www.sexbots.us/index.html

Not much there but the video.

Code

very well!!

A.N.N. · Post by **A.N.N.** » Fri Feb 08, 2008 10:17 am

I sent them an e-mail (via their contact page) asking for release dates. I'll let everyone know what the response is.

I think it's real. BUT, I don't think it's quite what we're hoping for...yet. The prototype appears to be very light weight material so that small, non-stepped electrical servos can move it, and not very quickly it seems. Due to the light weight and low power, it's probably not durable and definitely not strong.

Now if these guys could up the power and corraborate with the Real Doll folks, this might go somewhere. But even so, this is only the kinesiology side of things, there is obviously no AI demonstrated, nor any method of input or output (environmental interaction), just simple and repeated motions.

MacG4CubeBoy · Post by **MacG4CubeBoy** » Fri Feb 08, 2008 1:29 pm

I Dream of Jeannie:

The wedding scene where Jeannie replaces herself with a moving "mannequin" -

http://youtube.com/watch?v=lulO7t01jKY

gyn2010 · Post by **gyn2010** » Sun Feb 10, 2008 11:58 pm

Talking with an actroid (new look):

http://youtube.com/watch?v=jdyU7Jstm1M

Anybody heard about it?

"A French foreign diplomat puts a life-like android to the test. The android wants to learn his job, he wants to love her."

http://youtube.com/watch?v=DxsHapp6fDI

tectile · Post by **tectile** » Mon Feb 11, 2008 6:36 am

I sure would like to see more of this. Looks very interesting.

Good find.

tascl111 · Post by **tascl111** » Sun Feb 17, 2008 8:26 pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPsF0fp1 ... re=related

Robotka · Post by **Robotka** » Mon Feb 18, 2008 12:05 am

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=825-l_kK3Ig

tectile · Post by **tectile** » Mon Feb 18, 2008 6:44 am

They got me

tectile · Post by **tectile** » Mon Feb 18, 2008 6:56 am

Sorry about that folks.

I hadn't watched the second video all the way through.

ARG!!!

Couldn't figure out how to delete it soon enough.

If one of the moderators could pull that post I would appreciate it.

Gorgo · Post by **Gorgo** » Mon Feb 18, 2008 6:57 am

Agreed. That's a kigurumi actor wearing a full body-suit. The person could be either male or female underneath. Though obviously the image s/he is trying to project is female.

YouTube finds February 2008

Shakira robot video

Re: Shakira robot video

That explains alot!

Two music videos