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Humanoid looking robots Naveed 10-12-2005
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Posted by Naveed on October 12, 2005, 7:12 am
Hi there

Does any one know if any human looking/behaving robots have been
researched/built?

I saw a film a while back about a robot cowboy and animals(west world I
think) that looked like the real thing but were really robots.

Anyone have any info on this?

Naveed



Posted by Bob on October 12, 2005, 12:46 pm
Naveed wrote:
> I saw a film a while back about a robot cowboy and animals(west world I
> think) that looked like the real thing but were really robots.
> Anyone have any info on this?

The actors in "West World" were not actually robots. They were
cadavers. They scooped the brains out and replaced them with
R/C units that controlled the muscle movement by sending electrical
impulses down the spinal cord. Most of the cadavers had been
donated for medical or scientific use, and some of the families
were upset to see them used in a movie. Imagine going to the
theater, and suddenly seeing your dead husband or father appear
on the screen. There was a lawsuit over the issue, and I
believe that the families of the deceased individuals won
a rather significant settlement.

-bob


Posted by Gordon McComb on October 12, 2005, 2:05 pm
Bob wrote:
>
> Naveed wrote:
> > I saw a film a while back about a robot cowboy and animals(west world I
> > think) that looked like the real thing but were really robots.
> > Anyone have any info on this?
>
> The actors in "West World" were not actually robots. They were
> cadavers. They scooped the brains out and replaced them with
> R/C units that controlled the muscle movement by sending electrical
> impulses down the spinal cord. Most of the cadavers had been
> donated for medical or scientific use, and some of the families
> were upset to see them used in a movie. Imagine going to the
> theater, and suddenly seeing your dead husband or father appear
> on the screen. There was a lawsuit over the issue, and I
> believe that the families of the deceased individuals won
> a rather significant settlement.

This is exactly why Michael Crichton decided to do the film Looker,
which was about recreating actors digitally. The actors would THEN be
killed, rather than the other way around. You have to agree this
approach makes better sense, and it's not as smelly.

-- Gordon

Posted by Padu on October 12, 2005, 2:19 pm
"Bob"
> The actors in "West World" were not actually robots. They were
> cadavers. They scooped the brains out and replaced them with
> R/C units that controlled the muscle movement by sending electrical
> impulses down the spinal cord. Most of the cadavers had been
> donated for medical or scientific use, and some of the families
> were upset to see them used in a movie. Imagine going to the
> theater, and suddenly seeing your dead husband or father appear
> on the screen. There was a lawsuit over the issue, and I
> believe that the families of the deceased individuals won
> a rather significant settlement.
> -bob

Wow, never heard of this movie. I'm going to imdb right now, but when did it
show? Is it something I can find at hollywood video or blockbuster?

Padu



Posted by J. Clarke on October 13, 2005, 10:09 am
Padu wrote:

> "Bob"
>> The actors in "West World" were not actually robots. They were
>> cadavers. They scooped the brains out and replaced them with
>> R/C units that controlled the muscle movement by sending electrical
>> impulses down the spinal cord. Most of the cadavers had been
>> donated for medical or scientific use, and some of the families
>> were upset to see them used in a movie. Imagine going to the
>> theater, and suddenly seeing your dead husband or father appear
>> on the screen. There was a lawsuit over the issue, and I
>> believe that the families of the deceased individuals won
>> a rather significant settlement.
>> -bob
>
> Wow, never heard of this movie. I'm going to imdb right now, but when did
> it show? Is it something I can find at hollywood video or blockbuster?

He's being facetious. "WestWorld" should be readily available--its sequel
"Futureworld" less so. 1973 movie written by Micheal Crichton, with Yul
Brynner, David Benjamin, and James Brolin.

There's apparently a remake in the works.

> Padu

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