Anyone for a Disney Sexbot?

Tuckerfan · Apr 9, 2017

They're not calling them that, but you know that's what they'll be used for.

Disney Could Go Westworld With New Patent Filing for Soft 'Humanoid' Robots
A new patent filing for Disney hints at a dark, apocalyptic future at Disney’s amusement parks... or even in your own home. Just kidding, it’s fine, everything’s fine. It’s only robots. What could possibly go wrong?

Oh, right.

Disney has sent in a new patent application for “a robot that will move and physically interact like an animated character” that has been “adapted for soft contact and/or interaction with a human.” The robot has soft skin and body parts, with some of the body filled with air or gas, and it’s operated by a controller that changes the interaction to keep the child safe (safety for kids is Disney’s biggest noted concern). The patent doesn’t name specific characters, but they did confirm they made a toy-sized prototype based on a Disney character, and the sketch included with the application shows a round, plush body. All signs point to the first design being the Baymax robot from Big Hero 6.

Of course, filing a patent doesn’t really mean a whole lot at this point, it’s a first step that could (or could not) lead to more later on. Sometimes, patents are solely filed so no one else can have them, and companies sit on them for years in hopes that they’ll one day have the technology or drive to see them through. However, given all the technological innovations Disney has done over the years, including robotic BB-8 toys, moving to humanoid-style robots seems like a natural fit. There are several ethical issues that come with it, like how adding robotic characters would impact human workers at Disney parks, who would be held liable if (or when) something went wrong...

...also, basically everything that happened after this.

In any case, it’s clear robotic technology is going to come into amusement parks one day or another. Only time will tell whether they’ll be sexbots in a brothel, animated cartoon characters, or a weird-ass mix of both.
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Zor Prime · Apr 9, 2017

I don't see Disney making sex robots but I'm sure other companies will step in to fill that niche using similar technology.

I await the Taylor Swift sexbot.

Tuckerfan · Apr 9, 2017

Zor Prime said: ↑

I don't see Disney making sex robots but I'm sure other companies will step in to fill that niche using similar technology.
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Oh, I'm sure Disney will do like they did when they wanted to get into movies rated PG and above and create new "divisions." You know, Touchstone and Hollywood Pictures, to name but two.

I await the Taylor Swift sexbot.
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Apparently, she used to come in all the time at the Wallyworld I worked at, but because she was a "country" artist at the time, I had no idea who the fuck she was, so I don't know if I ever met her or not. According to a buddy of mine who works in the music biz, this is one of her favorite places to eat in Nashvegas.

TheBurgerKing · Apr 10, 2017

Will Power · Apr 11, 2017

Be great if they could serve as designated drivers, & aid humanity in other ways as well.

mburtonk · Apr 12, 2017

Related? https://qz.com/952077/an-engineer-designed-a-sex-doll-that-can-respond-to-a-users-advances/

I did not watch the video to see the "interaction."

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