If you're trying to convince me your 'companionship' robot is 'lifelike', maybe don't rip her face off in the demo video

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If you're trying to convince me your 'companionship' robot is 'lifelike', maybe don't rip her face off in the demo video
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Naturally, since the past year in tech has mostly been about stuffing AI into every single conceivable device and app whether it's helpful or not, there's a lot of AI stuff being shown off at CES this year and that includes a"modular, conversational" full-body robot powered by"custom AI can learn and remember your previous interactions" made by a company named Realbotix.

"Realbotix can replicate a historical figure, a celebrity or bring to life our client's vision for a robot," the official site says while refusing to answer my question."Our companionship-based AI makes our robots perfectly suited for the home.""Manufactured in the USA, Realbotix has a reputation for having the highest quality humanoid robots and the most realistic silicone skin technology," the site says evasively.

And then, for reasons I can't even fathom, Realbotix takes the robot it's been trying to convince me is"realistic" and has two burly human arms come in and rip the flesh off the robot's face.

We may never know, because I'm too disturbed to look into this any further. If you're braver than I, you can visit the

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