source: www.flickr.comLife like robot being developed in Japan. It can speak, blink, and appears to breathe. It is being powered by an air compressor
Research and development in the field of robotics has been going on for decades now. The latest generation of high-tech robots that are being developed are almost human like in appearance. They can speak, blink and even breathe now. This is making these robots very appealing to people, as to some now they are more than just a piece of metal. By giving them a physically attractive look the developers are replacing the non-responsive life size dolls of the previous years. Due to this there is a strong possibility that a relationships might form between humans and robots. An artificial intelligence researcher David Levy did a study on this and has a strong belief that by the next 50 years, humans will be able to marry robots. A robot by that time will also be able to take the place of a normal human being in an intimate relationship. According to the Levy, the reasons for falling in love or being interested in a person have been studied in depth by psychologists and the results from these studies can be easily programmed into the robot to make it compatible for the its user or owner.
Although there might be advantages of such kinds of artificial intelligence to humans in having a relationship with them, there are also a number of things that make them not as human as they seem to be. One of the most important things is that whatever they say or do has already been programmed by some other human in order to please the user. So the robot is not itself in fact responsible for any of its actions or comments. It also does not have any feelings, so even if it confesses its pre-programmed love for somebody it does not have a feeling for the emotion. Neither can it feel the importance of it to a human. In reality then if you think about it, a relationship with a robot is actually one-sided. The true facts and answers to all questions will unfold in due time and so we can only wait and watch how the development progresses.
Actroid(Humanoid Robot) original model
Latest model of Actroid(Humanoid Robot)
Sources and References:
[1] http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21271545/wid/11915829?GT1=10450
[2] www.flickr.com
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