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Humanoid Robot Projects Videos Robowaifu Technician 09/18/2019 (Wed) 04:02:08 No.374 [Reply] [Last]
I'd like to have a place to accumulate video links to various humanoid – particularly gynoid – robotics projects are out there. Whether they are commercial scale or small scale projects, if they involve humanoid robots post them here. Bonus points if it's the work of a lone genius. I'll start, Ricky Ma of Hong Kong created a stir by creating a gynoid that resembled Scarlett Johansson. It's an ongoing project he calls an art project. I think it's pretty impressive even if it can't walk yet. https://www.invidio.us/watch?v=ZoSfq-jHSWw === Instructions on how to use yt-dlp to save videos ITT to your computer: (>>16357)
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>>35166 Yes, and the question comes up from time to time: >>25595 >life-size Miku >Missile_39 >>26243
>>35201 Thanks, NoidoDev! I found this based on searching from your crosslink : https://x.com/missile_39?mx=2 Looks like they're making some great progress! I don't read Nihongo yet, so I'm unsure at this point what the goal with their project is. Regardless, I sure wish them well with it! Thanks again, Anon. Cheers. :^)
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> Hannah Dev, David Browne Q&A: https://youtu.be/yFvSYekCuBM Arms: https://youtu.be/UX-1hr3NPeo > The Robot Studio DexHand, reach, pick and place: https://youtu.be/uF7vVPG_mf0 Hand picking M8 screw: https://youtu.be/PucX_w9-fOs DexHand and HOPE arm, repeated picking: https://youtu.be/JfiN_qcpODM > Realbotix (known for Harmony) CES, current product demo, price US$175k or more: https://youtu.be/2HQ84TVcbMw > HBS Lab Horizontal Grasping: https://youtu.be/CR_aLIKelv8 > Sanctuary AI In-hand manipulation: https://youtu.be/O73vVHbSX1s > Tesla bot Walking (might be fake): https://youtu.be/xxoLCQTN0KA > Chinese robots Fails, probably biased source: https://youtu.be/12IwfzyHi0A
>>35675 POTD Nice work, NoidoDev. Kind of a treasure cache of good information. I'm particularly excited to see HannahDev's good progress with brushless actuation. I hope we here can somehow return the favor to him someday. Thanks again! Cheers. :^)

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Actuators For Waifu Movement Part 3 Kiwi 12/06/2023 (Wed) 01:18:16 No.27021 [Reply] [Last]
(1stl thread >>406 2nd thread >>12810) Kiwi back again with a thread for discussing actuators to move your waifu! Part Three! Let's start with a quick introduction to common actuators! 1. DC motors, these use brushes to switch the ferrous core electromagnets on a rotor to rotate its magnetic field relative to surrounding magnets! They're one of the cheapest options with an average efficiency range of 30 to 90%. Larger DC motors and motors with higher turn counts are more efficient. 1.5 Coreless DC motors, by removing ferrous materials, losses from hysteresis are almost eliminated, dramatically increasing efficiency to nearly 90% even in small motors. Eliminating the ferrous materials reduces flux focusing, resulting in weaker fields and higher speeds. 2. Brushless DC motors (BLDC), these use a controller to switch the electromagnets on a stator to rotate the magnets of a rotor! Without brushes, they have the potential to be more efficient with higher power density compared to DC motors. Their efficiency and behavior vary depending on the algorithm and sensors used to control them. Coreless brushless motors exist but are rare and only used for very niche applications. 3. AC motors, a wide and incredibly varied category. They all rely on AC’s frequency to control them. With single phase AC motors relying on shaded poles, capacitors, or some other method to induce a rotating magnetic field. 3 phase AC motors naturally have a rotating field which usually gives them higher efficiency and power density. Notably, most AC motors are brushless. The most commonly used brushed AC motor is the universal motor, which is 4. Stepper motors, brushless motors with ferrous teeth to focus magnetic flux. This allows for incredible control (stepping) at the cost of greater mass, subsequently giving them higher rotary inertia. Usually 50 to 80% efficient depending on control algorithm/speed/and quality of the stepper. Due to their increasing mass production (& ubiquitous low cost controllers), they have appeal as a lower cost alternative to BLDC motors if one carefully designs around them. 5. Coiled Nylon Actuators! These things have an efficiency rating so low it's best to just say they aren't efficient. (0.01% typical, 2% achieved under extremely specific conditions in a lab.) Though they are exciting due to their incredible low cost of fabrication, they’re far too slow and the energy requirements are nonsensical. https://youtu.be/S4-3_DnKE9E https://youtu.be/wltLEzQnznM 6. Hydraulics! These rely on the distribution of pressure in a working liquid to move things like pistons. Though popular in large scale industry, their ability to be used in waifu's has yet to be proven. (Boston Dynamics Atlas runs on hydraulics but it's a power guzzler and heavy) Efficiency varies wildly depending on implementation. They would work great for a giantess! 7. Pneumatics, hydraulics lighter sister! This time the fluid is air! This has the advantage in weight. They aren't capable of the same power loads hydraulics are but, who wants their waifu to bench press a car? (Too loud and inefficient for mobile robotics.) 8. Wax motors, hydraulic systems where the working fluid is expanding melted (commonly paraffin) wax! Cheap, low power, and produce incredible forces! Too bad they're slow and hard to control. 9. Explosion! Yes, you can move things through explosions! Gas engines work through explosions! Artificial muscles can be made by exploding a hydrogen and oxygen mixture in a piston, then using hydrolysis to turn the water back into hydrogen and oxygen. None of this is efficient or practical but it's vital we keep our minds open! Though there are more actuators, most are derivatives or use these examples to work. Things like pulleys need an actuator to move them. Now, let's share, learn, and get our waifu moving!

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>>35662 >gif related Wow that's wild. What's the little 'tube car', some kind of battery or other? >How would you design or implement a circumferential flux motor? Could we co-locate 3 of these together into a tight volume to create a universal direction ball-actuator in the hip joints, ala Sukabu's designs, et al : (cf. >>35663, etc.)?
>>35664 It's an AA battery with neodymium magnets at the front and back. Those magnets function as both brushes to induce and electromagnetic field in the copper coil, and they act as the motive element by "pushing" against that induced field. An ingenious machine, essentially a flexible solenoid with power held within the armature. >Using three for her hip I very much intend to make that happen! Though I want to make it by end of year, it'll likely take at least 2 considering MaidCom 1 is primary focus.
>>35662 That was something I saw long time ago, but I overlooked that the "train" was a battery, and I thought I could use it to pull "muscle" strings to move robot parts. But it turned out that it was too weak: >>4429
>>35673 Just need to calculate based on your needs for your solenoid. https://calculatorultra.com/en/tool/solenoid-force-calculator.html#gsc.tab=0
>>35498 Great comment. I've thought about Halbach arrays but didn't think about them in a coreless usage. The paper got me to thinking.

Speech Synthesis/Recognition general Robowaifu Technician 09/13/2019 (Fri) 11:25:07 No.199 [Reply] [Last]
We want our robowaifus to speak to us right? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speech_synthesis https://archive.is/xxMI4 research.spa.aalto.fi/publications/theses/lemmetty_mst/contents.html https://archive.is/nQ6yt The Taco Tron project: arxiv.org/abs/1703.10135 google.github.io/tacotron/ https://archive.is/PzKZd No code available yet, hopefully they will release it. github.com/google/tacotron/tree/master/demos

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>>32409 Ouuuf, I had to ask specifically: Yes, Festival can indeed be easier to work with for voice creation compared to directly using MBROLA or eSpeak. Here's a brief overview of why Festival might be a more accessible option: 1. Comprehensive toolkit: - Festival comes with a suite of tools designed for voice creation - Includes utilities for data preparation, analysis, and synthesis 2. Festvox: - A voice building framework that works with Festival - Provides a structured approach to creating new voices 3. Higher-level abstractions: - Allows you to work with higher-level linguistic concepts - Can automatically handle some lower-level details

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>>32413 We should keep an eye on developments in case anyone tries to make that easier with AI. Or maybe we could try advocating for it. I might also give it a try myself, if I really have to, but I'm bad with patience and frustration. http://www.festvox.org/ https://github.com/festvox/festvox >For full details about voice building see the document itself http://festvox.org/bsv/
>>32414 Great research effort NoidoDev, thanks! :^)
>Kokoro TTS I just watched this video https://youtu.be/tl1wvZXlj0I about a new TTS model. It's named Kokoro https://huggingface.co/hexgrad/Kokoro-82M >Kokoro is a frontier TTS model for its size of 82 million parameters (text in/audio out). >On 25 Dec 2024, Kokoro v0.19 weights were permissively released in full fp32 precision under an Apache 2.0 license. ... >Data: Kokoro was trained exclusively on permissive/non-copyrighted audio data and IPA phoneme labels. Examples of permissive/non-copyrighted audio ... >Kokoro v0.19 is limited in some specific ways, due to its training set and/or architecture: > [Data] Lacks voice cloning capability, likely due to small <100h training set > [Arch] Relies on external g2p (espeak-ng), which introduces a class of g2p failure modes > [Data] Training dataset is mostly long-form reading and narration, not conversation > [Arch] At 82M params, Kokoro almost certainly falls to a well-trained 1B+ param diffusion transformer, or a many-billion-param MLLM like GPT-4o / Gemini 2.0 Flash > [Data] Multilingual capability is architecturally feasible, but training data is mostly English What I found really interesting is, that it can blend voices. So you can create voices which won't sound like the standard ones.
>>35678 Nice find, NoidoDev. Thanks! :^)

Open Prosthetics Robowaifu Technician 09/18/2019 (Wed) 11:49:58 No.417 [Reply]
The decades-old medical field of prosthetics has already leveraged untold hours of research, billions of dollars of financing, and yuge levels of both clinical and field trials.

Might be a good idea to look to this area for inspiration and ideas for RoboWaifus as well.

www.openhandproject.org/
https://archive.is/TEINC

www.openbionics.org/
https://archive.is/P5wTy

www.open-electronics.org/the-open-prosthetics-project-is-making-giant-leaps/
https://archive.is/4yjfD

www.technologist.eu/the-rise-of-open-source-prosthetics/
https://archive.is/QofXU
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>>13059 https://github.com/Open-Bionics/FingerLib >Supported Boards >Almond board >Chestnut board >Atmega2560 >Arduino Zero
>>13092 Another days work for allieanon
>>13094 Gambatte! :^)
www.ign.com/articles/cyberpunk-2077-johnny-silverhands-bionic-arm-is-now-a-real-world-prosthetic lel, at least the game served some good purpose.

ROBOWAIFU U Robowaifu Technician 09/15/2019 (Sun) 05:52:02 No.235 [Reply] [Last]
In this thread post links to books, videos, MOOCs, tutorials, forums, and general learning resources about creating robots (particularly humanoid robots), writing AI or other robotics related software, design or art software, electronics, makerspace training stuff or just about anything that's specifically an educational resource and also useful for anons learning how to build their own robowaifus. >tl;dr ITT we mek /robowaifu/ school.
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>>33550 >“A complex system that works is invariably found to have evolved from a simple system that worked. A complex system designed from scratch never works and cannot be patched up to make it work. You have to start over with a working simple system.” >related: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Gall_(author)#Gall's_law https://blog.prototypr.io/galls-law-93c8ef8b651e https://nordicapis.com/what-is-galls-law-and-how-could-it-direct-api-design/ http://principles-wiki.net/principles:gall_s_law
Linguistics-focused wiki -- a topic of clear importance to us here on /robowaifu/ . http://glottopedia.org/index.php/Main_Page
> education-related : ( >>33905 )
Hundreds of different technical videos related to robotics engineering topics. >Medical robotics research laboratory at Carleton University - Laboratoire de recherche en robotique médicale chez Univeristé Carleton https://www.youtube.com/@biomechlab/playlists
I made a learning website before; this may help with learning programming for beginners. The programming lessons are in the "IT Computer Certification" section https://greertechuniversity.neocities.org/prolearn

Visual Waifus Robowaifu Technician 09/15/2019 (Sun) 06:40:42 No.240 [Reply] [Last]
Thoughts on waifus which remain 2D but have their own dedicated hardware. This is more on the artistry side though ai is still involved. An example of an actual waifu product being the Gatebox.
gatebox.ai/sp/

My favorite example is Ritsu, she's a cute ai from assassination classroom who's body is a giant screen on wheels.
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>>33659 BTW, I can patch up your hotlink error if you'd like me to, Anon.
>>33659 You may be interested in motion smoothing to have her tracking feel more natural. https://hackaday.com/2021/09/03/smooth-servo-motion-for-lifelike-animatronics/
>>33659 Very cool. I'm working on a chatbot library now that I originally started to attach to a project similar to yours. Are you displaying a 3d model or sprites? I'm assuming you have a 3d model either way. One simple-ish thing you can do is animate it to switch between poses. If you want to try controlling it with AI, I have some ideas based on image generation, video generation, and pose inference, though it'll be a nontrivial amount of work. (3d animation AI models are probably not good for this. Tried it for ponies, and I think it's too difficult to get something working with the current state of animation AI. Though maybe the vtubers have better tech to work with since they're not doing quadrupeds.)
Anyone speak Moon? This is open source for a desktop Visual Waifu, apparently. https://github.com/MidraLab/uDesktopMascot
For those who rather hope for a hologram being cheaper, needing less space, being better to hide, or whatever reason: >Here's a side-by-side from Voxon Photonics HQ showing the VX1 (DLP projection based) next to a VX2 and VX2-XL display, both of which use our new state-of-the-art VLED Engine. >At Voxon, we are redefining how the world experiences 3D content through cutting-edge volumetric display technology. As pioneers in this field, we are seeking visionary partners in entertainment, education, and industrial applications to collaborate with us in unlocking new possibilities. >Get in touch at www.voxon.co https://youtu.be/zQkrVt9CtCQ

Hand Development Robowaifu Technician 07/28/2020 (Tue) 04:43:19 No.4577 [Reply] [Last]
Since we have no thread for hands, I'm now opening one. Aside the AI, it might be the most difficult thing to archive. For now, we could at least collect and discuss some ideas about it. There's Will Cogleys channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/WillCogley - he's on his way to build a motor driven biomimetic hand. It's for humans eventually, so not much space for sensors right now, which can't be wired to humans anyways. He knows a lot about hands and we might be able to learn from it, and build something (even much smaller) for our waifus. Redesign: https://youtu.be/-zqZ-izx-7w More: https://youtu.be/3pmj-ESVuoU Finger prototype: https://youtu.be/MxbX9iKGd6w CMC joint: https://youtu.be/DqGq5mnd_n4 I think the thread about sensoric skin >>242 is closely related to this topic, because it will be difficult to build a hand which also has good sensory input. We'll have to come up with some very small GelSight-like sensors. F3 hand (pneumatic) https://youtu.be/JPTnVLJH4SY https://youtu.be/j_8Pvzj-HdQ Festo hand (pneumatic) https://youtu.be/5e0F14IRxVc Thread >>417 is about Prosthetics, especially Open Prosthetics. This can be relevant to some degree. However, the constraints are different. We might have more space in the forearms, but we want marvelous sensors in the hands and have to connect them to the body.

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> ( finger/knuckle -related : >>32900, >>32946, et al )
We'll be discussing the development of a fairly wide-ranging robowaifu hand project ITT. <STAY TUNED>
>>33001 > ( hands-related : >>33356)
Related: >>35641 >Functional evaluation of a non-assembly 3D-printed hand prosthesis > ... developed a new approach for the design and 3D printing of non-assembly active hand prostheses using inexpensive 3D printers working on the basis of material extrusion technology. This article describes the design of our novel 3D-printed hand prosthesis and also shows the mechanical and functional evaluation in view of its future use in developing countries. We have fabricated a hand prosthesis using 3D printing technology and a non-assembly design approach that reaches certain level of functionality. The mechanical resistance of critical parts, the mechanical performance, and the functionality of a non-assembly 3D-printed hand prosthesis were assessed. The mechanical configuration used in the hand prosthesis is able to withstand typical actuation forces delivered by prosthetic users. Moreover, the activation forces and the energy required for a closing cycle are considerably lower as compared to other body-powered prostheses. The non-assembly design achieved a comparable level of functionality with respect to other body-powered alternatives. We consider this prosthetic hand a valuable option for people with arm defects in developing countries. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10.1177/0954411919874523

C++ General Robowaifu Technician 09/09/2019 (Mon) 02:49:55 No.12 [Reply] [Last]
C++ Resources general The C++ programming language is currently the primary AI-engine language in use. >browsable copy of the latest C++ standard draft: https://eel.is/c++draft/ >where to learn C++: ( >>35657 ) isocpp.org/get-started https://archive.is/hp4JR stackoverflow.com/questions/388242/the-definitive-c-book-guide-and-list https://archive.is/OHw9L en.cppreference.com/w/

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>>33965 Wow, that's really becoming sophisticated, Anon. Why don't you publish this on a repo now? >dont know if c++ has a better way of doing bit manipulation since it makes the code a mess Most of it's original capability for this is directly derived from C, of course. OTOH, C++ now has intrinsic support for so-called bitfields, bitsets, & vector<bool> 's [1][2][3], so all the benefits of containers (ie, iterators, algorithms, span views, etc.) all come into play there. There are also a fair collection of bit manipulation functions in the numerics library now, too. [4] You might explore those spaces and see if they help you any. Regardless, very cool work, Anon! Grats. :^) --- 1. https://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/language/bit_field 2. https://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/utility/bitset 3. https://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/container/vector_bool 4. https://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/numeric#Bit_manipulation_.28since_C.2B.2B20.29 >=== -add'l footnotes -prose edit
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Since glowniggers finally destroyed the based Anonfiles a while back (and since that's where the standardized .clang-format file I use was stored to share with the Anons here on /robowaifu/ ), I'll just copypasta the thing directely here. If you want to use it too, then: A. Install clang-format (the tool) B. Copypasta this codeblock into a new file named .clang-format (don't forget the leading dot!) into the base dir where you store all your C++ / C development projects. Then just execute the command: clang-format against any files you want properly formatted to the standard. <---> update: Well, lol. My file won't fit into a single post. Probably why I didn't just post it here last year or so :D I'll find a spot to host it again and link that instead. >=== -add/rm codeblock -add 'update' msg
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Figuring out how to work with C++20 Modules under GCC. This is preparatory to starting up the new C++ Learning Classroom based on PPP3 here at some point : ( >>TBD ; cf. >>19777 , >>31023 ). Since support for modules is still sketchy at best rn for the big three compilers, it can be a bit of a challenge (at least is has been for me, heh :D. But here's an example setup [1] that I got to work, and g++ auto-pre-compiled the so-called '.gcm' file, and placed it in the right spot in the build tree for me. [2][3] >main.cpp import hello; int main() { greeter("world"); } // https://gcc.gnu.org/wiki/cxx-modules >hello_m.cpp module; #include <iostream>

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Well, I had hoped to start another C++ class this year to support the new PPP3 . But since I only post on Tor, I can't post files here on alogs.space at least ATM! :D. So, for the moment at least, I recommend using learncpp.com . Seems like this guy is really on top of his game with the site, it provides a pretty expansive purview of the language, and it's probably much better than I could manage on my limited time budget anyway. I hope it helps any Anons here on /robowaifu/ with learning this most-important of systems languages for our robowaifus. Cheers. :^) https://www.learncpp.com/cpp-tutorial/introduction-to-cplusplus/ >=== -minor edit
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>>35657 BTW after several years at this, I'm still using juCi++ as my daily-driver IDE, and I recommend it above any of the three the author of learncpp.com recommends (I've used all 3 numerously). A few years back I did a bit of a tutorial on getting jucipp up and running : (cf. >>5270, ...) . Still the same basic process today. * --- * though slightly-dated. be sure to follow the jucipp repo's install instructions for your platform to pull it's current build dependencies. >=== -add footnote -minor edit
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Galatea: Maid Robot GreerTech 11/13/2024 (Wed) 10:20:10 No.34324 [Reply] [Last]
For the last year, I have been working on my own robowaifu design. I call her Galatea. The design is very easy to build with the instructions and files, and is relatively very cheap, around $295 to make. It's also very customizable, you can choose the color, dress, hair, and even AI. I intend this to be the Model T of humanoid robots and robotic companions, while it is not the most complex, it is easy to mass produce and cheap.
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>>35522 Neat! Good to hear of the progress, GreerTech. Looking forward to seeing your results here. Cheers. :^)
>>34869 >>25783 >>25784 I'd like to suggest going the route of using a used hoverboard as the motive power for your base. They are usually rated to carry 220lbs and run on 36+ volts. Check flea markets and thrift stores like Goodwill or St. Vincent de Paul. I got my last one for $5.
>>35524 I've considered it, but I abandoned it because I would need extensive modifications to have the same features, remote control, mopping, and vacuuming. I will also need to buy it new, as I intend to make it able to be replicated. I will also need to make it be driven without leaning. Maybe in the future when I'm better at engineering, I could have a raspberry pi/arduino connected to the motors, while leaving the self-balancing intact.
I finished Galatea Version 2.1.0. Now I'm working on the "post-production", manual, website uploads, etc. I'll make a new thread when I'm done, because it's a different design from the 1.0, and my files are deleted.
>>35577 Excellent, GreerTech! Looking forward to this release. Cheers. :^)

The important question Robowaifu Technician 09/18/2019 (Wed) 11:54:39 No.419 [Reply] [Last]
Vagoo. I can't speak for anyone but myself but I'd like to get.. intimate with my fembot. I'd like to know what my options are for her robopussy. I was thinking something like a flesh light with sensors that triggers voice and arm action. I'm using Myrobotlab is Anyone familiar with it?

Robosex general I guess
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>>20144 Pringle Can lifehack ;)
>>35571 >$3K for compute isn't either unreasonable or unexpected. I agree, but that, to me, is a problem. If compute is $3,000 I can't make a capable doll for $3,000, which I have now, with inflation, pulled a number out of hat saying this would be a good selling point. Before it was $2,000 but I don't think it's possible. As I have said before if you could get one to $2,000 that was capable, you could sell them in mass quantities. >More like <US$500 Yes that would be ideal. Maybe I didn't make myself clear. I want something more than a doll and I feel the computing power, right now, is too expensive for what I want. Though I just had an epiphany. I think I might could possibly make a doll cheaper than what they have now and more capable while not having all the things I want.
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>>35571 >Around whites, internet fights. While I indeed wasn't niggerpilling, in certain circles I have come off as pessimistic regarding robotwaifu scaled production timelines (in my opinion realistic). That being said, I have the same fantasies of robotwaifus like Mina from My Wife Has No Emotion or Dorothy from Big O. I enjoy them and I wish for a future in which they became a reality. I take care to measure my enthusiasm though, and don't want to hype myself for a future that is far in the future still. I also tend to demand proof that I know won't be on hand to make a point which I know can be a rather caustic form of ribbing. >"Leap the wall if you're so great!" I'm sure Robophilliac has some has something interesting cooking and I just need to LET HIM COOK. I would not want my pragmatic outlook to be mistaken as doom pilled on the robotwaifu question. Rather, I fear feature creep more than anything else. Bipedal locomotion is a big ask unto itself, never mind the laundry list of features like integrated AI chat, realistic skin, long battery life, wombs, and more. Even a humble quradped or wheeled waifubot still requires a great deal of engineering. While my "hugbot" concept was somewhat of a shitpost, that high-speed low-drag design philosophy of "cut away the fat and reduce down to only the most necessary components" I think is important for creating bots that are both affordable and easier to build than more feature rich creations. Hugbot might be a little too stripped down but as the image suggests, other parts could be added at the owner's discretion. I have the same sentiment towards screen faces. With them, you don't need to worry about mechanical mouth articulation, (lips, cheek, & jaw), eye movement, or eyebrows. That's not counting all the subtle face movements needed to keep a human-like creature from appearing uncanny. It has its own set of problems being a screen face but it avoids a number of different mechanical hurdles in exchange for a screen interface you can swap out if it becomes damaged. Their interFACE(hue) can also double smart device which is always nifty. >>35579 Whatever the solution, lighter & cheaper would be better in most cases. Hopefully without reducing the structural strength along the way. My only issue with plastics would be the emerging news of microplastics being found all over our bodies. I suppose the most important attribute of a waifu crafting material would be they don't harm us. Hypoallergenic fears aside, an internal frame that could be fitted with a fleece body glove might be a workable solution. Something easy to clean and replace like you would a pillowcase.
>>35575 :^) >>35580 Haha. I spent about 1.5 years kind of obsessively looking over every kind of consumer product -- whether scrap/waste or otherwise -- trying to find materials for robowaifu designs. I actually found several that could be of use. Once I can staff a project, I mean to have some investigation done on these things as available resources to everyman around the planet that has access to such consumer goods items. >tl;dr Good thinking, Anon! :^) >>35581 >I want something more than a doll and I feel the computing power, right now, is too expensive for what I want. I get that. Trust me, I'm trying to understand everywhere we can possibly reduce costs. An RPi5 w/ 8GB is about US$55 rn IIRC. This is a more powerful cheap computer than we could have imagined having in a mobile system just 10 years ago I think; so yeah, gimme 4. :^) And there are much less expensive systems as well, but it's all a matter of divvying up the compute load across a variety of distributed, internetworked onboard devices (think a modern car's 30+ smol computers) to really bring the costs down in this area. That takes engineering complex distributed computing algorithms; so there's an innate cost there in software development as well. Neuromorphics (mentioned several times on this board by yours truly & others) [1] also hold great promise in reducing our costs quite dramatically, once we're at scale sufficient for designing & mass-producing such custom PCBs/electronics. >>35582 I'll plan to give you a response a bit later Anon.

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>>35582 >While I indeed wasn't niggerpilling, in certain circles I have come off as pessimistic regarding robotwaifu scaled production timelines (in my opinion realistic). A healthy dose of skepticism is, well, healthy in general. >That being said, I have the same fantasies of robotwaifus like Mina from My Wife Has No Emotion or Dorothy from Big O. I enjoy them and I wish for a future in which they became a reality. You are truly human, IMO. Once the Robowaifu Age dawns the many evils that have been wrought against men will begin to heal. Onward! :^) >I take care to measure my enthusiasm though, and don't want to hype myself for a future that is far in the future still. >I also tend to demand proof that I know won't be on hand to make a point which I know can be a rather caustic form of ribbing. As an amateur scientist, I not only don't have any problems with this, I applaud it. And as a wannabe-engineer, I constantly seek concrete solutions to realworld problems. >I'm sure Robophilliac has some has something interesting cooking and I just need to LET HIM COOK. All of us have our own levels & styles. I simply encourage us to make great accommodations one for the other. Thanks, Anon! :D >Bipedal locomotion is a big ask unto itself Yes indeedy. But one day the general consensus will be solved, and we'll all move on to the next big conundrum! :^)

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