Skin deep? Robots To Wear Real Human Tissue (thememo.com) 77
Scientists are already growing muscles, bones, and mini-organs in the lab. But these tissues are generally small and simple. That's why two scientists from Oxford University are proposing that we use humanoid robots to grow engineered tissues instead. From a report: Robots dressed in human flesh would benefit people who need tissue transplants, Oxford University researchers have said this week. At present human cells are grown in stationary environments, but moving humanoids could help them develop in a far more healthier way. Robots could "wear" tissue grafts before transplantation, researchers Pierre-Alexis Mouthuy and Andrew Carr propose in the latest issue of Science Robotics. Today sheets of cells are grown in stagnant tanks, but these "fail to mimic the real mechanical environment for cells," say the scientists. The resulting tissues aren't used to moving, stretching and straining, which make them problematic for use by patients.
It puts the lotion in the basket (Score:3)
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I don't understand why this is needed.
We never learn from actual history, so not learning from science fiction history seems par for the course.
Besides, I'm sure Cameron will enjoy the movie revenue from making Terminator, Episode I...
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This sounds more like Flayed Ones than Terminator.
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Re:It puts the lotion in the basket (Score:4, Informative)
I don't understand why this is needed.
Today sheets of cells are grown in stagnant tanks, but these fail to mimic the real mechanical environment for cells. The resulting tissues aren't used to moving, stretching and straining, which make them problematic for use by patients. Moving robot "humanoids" could help the cells develop in a far more healthier way.
Slashdot is talking about it here [slashdot.org].
CAPTCHA = "boners", for the love of god Slashdot, really?
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"CAPTCHA = boners"
How else do you expect that tissue to move, stretch and strain, if not boners and the corresponding skinned-robotic vulvas/vaginas?
Re:It puts the lotion in the basket (Score:4, Funny)
I don't understand why this is needed.
It is needed to make Real Dolls [realdoll.com] more realistic. Actual human skin would be a great feature.
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My RealDoll is programmed in multiple techniques, she has two settings:
1. Corpse
2. Roofie Victim
As a /.er that's really all that was needed to remind me of the real thing.
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Only if they're fully functional, programmed in multiple techniques...
But will they make you a sammich?
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The Borg queen gave Data a patch of real skin and we saw how that worked out.
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What I'm wondering is what killed or otherwise assimilated crewman that skin was taken from.
Familiar? (Score:3)
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The Terminator's an infiltration unit: part man, part machine. Underneath, it's a hyperalloy combat chassis, microprocessor-controlled. Fully armored; very tough. But outside, it's living human tissue: flesh, skin, hair, blood - grown for the cyborgs.
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Given that in a war situation, food would be scarce... it would have made more sense for Skynet to make Terminators look like waifs. I could easily spot a Terminator in a war, it's the "Human" that looks like he eats 8000 calories a day and works out...
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Arnold as a terminator (Score:3)
I could easily spot a Terminator in a war, it's the "Human" that looks like he eats 8000 calories a day and works out...
The in-world retro-fitted explanation is that technology only got that good with the T-800. The Arnold is the most compact humanoid outer flesh that they can manage to fit over the robotic chassis. Older models were even bulkier and looked even less human. OTOH, later model managed to camouflage better thanks to mimetic polyalloys and looked much more leaner.
The cinematographic reason : Cameron needed an actor that will look unstoppable and will inspire awe. The Arnold is the best he could manage to inspire
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[...] to the hell if he doesn't remotely look like Michael Biehn (who's supposed to be the future's everyman).
Yeah. Should have totally gone with OJ... [imdb.com]
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later model managed to camouflage better thanks to mimetic polyalloys and looked much more lamer.
FTFY.
I never understood why everyone liked T2's shiny blobs of cop-out CGI animation over the awesome gasket-blowing, spark throwing, gear grinding variety. T-600s FTW.
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indeed, it's not technically cgi animation as we know it today.
more computer post-pprocess.
eg.: the scene were the T-1000 flows trough the prison "bars" door, is actually filmed with robert patrick simply walking straigh through a door that had the bar hacked off.
then, they digitally added the bars back in the scene, and had the original image of robert patrick wobble and distort to match the flow that a liquid-metal based robot would have.
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Yeah, but the scenes where the T-1000 flows up from the checkered floor, flows into the helicopter cockpit, walks out of the flames of the truck crash... those are all 100% CGI.
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Personally, I like T2 because Robert Patrick is so damn good at portaying a completely unflinching, unfeeling and utterly inhuman killing machine. The CGI parts are dated by now, but his performance really sells the character.
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I believe this was how the Terminator started..
Actually, no. Reese clearly states that the first Terminators were easy to spot as they had rubber skin. It was only later models that had human skin which made it easier to infiltrate.
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The secondary market as sexbots would make bank! (Score:4, Funny)
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Enough skin and organs and they make babies with us. Creepy. And so lonely.
Women would love that, no more carrying around a meat sack for 9 months.
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They would hate it, it would remove their power over man.
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They would hate it, it would remove their power over man.
Plenty of men get married and don't want kids.
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They would hate it, it would remove their power over man.
Plenty of men get married and don't want kids.
And plenty of them get kids whether they want them or not.
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Yes, they would be free to discover a service to our paradise that fullfills them most. And males would get to play outside.
I am here if you need to talk.
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You should read Rudy Rucker's "Wetware." :)
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That would get rid of the old joke about how people can be produced with "unskilled labor"...
Obligatory Star Trek (Score:2)
Commander Data discovered how this might feel. [youtube.com]
The Island (Score:2)
So... (Score:2)
Not only will they take our jobs and make the rich richer, but they'll wear our skins while doing it?
Come with me if you want to wive... (Score:2)
Who knew? (Score:2)
Turns out ED-209's last name is Gein.
Can be an Oxford University scientist? (Score:2)
oblig Creation of the Humanoids (Score:2)
When your life saving transplant is on a robot - (Score:1)
Getting ahead I see (Score:2)
Cylons (Score:5, Funny)
--Do you want Cylons?? Because this is how you get Cylons.
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Frakkin skinjobs!
Silence of the lambs (Score:2)
Just saying, robots might not be the only customers.
More healthier? (Score:1)
Not sure (Score:2)
"Robots dressed in human flesh would benefit people who need tissue transplants,"
I thought rich people used poor people for that purpose.
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Rise of the machines (Score:1)