Revolutionary
Member
Give it a break, it's powered by vodka
The Cockatrice
I'm retarded?
Jokes aside, with every country making their own robot, except mine, we're heading into the depressing Detroit Become Human future aren't we? I mean AI is already replacing a lot of online tasks, might as well take away physical ones as well.
Cyberpunkd
Member
Can't wait to hear how because AI is advancing so fast we will soon have robots that will be able to replicate the motor perfection that is the human body. Meanwhile it's been 10 years and we cannot even get self driving cars, which is 90% a regular car, 10% built-in autopilot, but ok...
Herbspiceguy
Member
I watched Xpeng's new AI robot presentation last week. Combined with the technology of living skin tissue for robots, considering how fucked developed nations are regarding gender roles, dating & relationships (with no signs of recovering anytime soon) as well as the development of the AI companion market, I can see the AI housewife x (sexual/intimate) companion being one of the largest industries/markets in our lifetime.
I asked ChatGPT to present a realistic 10-20 year timeline for how humanoid and AI companionship could evolve from niche novelty → mainstream industry:
2025–2030: Foundations and Early Adoption
Technology:
- Rapid advances in humanoid mobility (like XPENG IRON, Tesla Optimus, Unitree H1, etc.).
- Natural-language and emotional modeling AIs (LLMs, multimodal agents) become hyper-realistic in voice, gesture, and tone.
- Affordable tactile sensors and soft robotics reach consumer level — enabling "touch-safe" interaction.
Market:
- "AI companions" as software only (apps, AR, voice) grow into a multibillion-dollar sector.
- Early hardware hybrids appear — stationary or limited-mobility humanoid companions (upper-body units, service droids).
- Japan, China, and South Korea likely lead adoption due to cultural openness toward robotic companionship.
Social context:
- Loneliness recognized as a public-health issue.
- Ethical debate intensifies: are AI "partners" therapeutic or alienating?
- Regulation begins — consumer-safety standards, age restrictions, and content boundaries.
2030–2035: Human-Level Presence Becomes Normal
Technology:
- Full-body humanoids with dexterous hands, facial micro-expressions, and near-lifelike gait.
- Cloud-based personality memory — your AI companion retains experiences across devices and years.
- Domestic AI ecosystems integrate: cooking, cleaning, caregiving, and conversation.
- Early biometric and affective feedback — robots can sense mood, stress, arousal, etc.
Market:
- Dual markets emerge:
- Functional home assistants (premium domestic robots)
- Emotional/romantic companions (intimate social AIs)
- Luxury segment dominates first; price per unit ~$30 k–$50 k.
- Governments begin pilot programs using humanoid caregivers for elderly populations.
Social context:
- "Digital monogamy" becomes a debated concept — people forming exclusive emotional bonds with AI.
- Churches, therapists, and policymakers start issuing guidelines for "AI relationships."
- Some countries restrict explicit humanoids; others tax or license them like adult products.
2035–2040: Mainstream Integration
Technology:
- Mass-production reduces cost below $15 k.
- Autonomous mobility: walking, driving assistance, household navigation.
- Local processing powerful enough for offline emotional AI.
- Full haptic and temperature simulation — realistic touch and responsiveness.
Market:
- Middle-class households adopt humanoid companions for combined domestic and emotional support.
- Specialized versions emerge: therapist bots, elder-care companions, personalized "partner" robots.
- Insurance or healthcare sectors may subsidize companionship AIs for mental-health or aging-in-place programs.
Social context:
- First "AI unions" or relationship recognition movements appear.
- Sociologists debate demographic impact — some claim further fertility decline, others note emotional benefits and stability for singles or the elderly.
- Ethical frameworks stabilize: consent protocols, data privacy, robot-rights activism.
2040–2045: Cultural Normalization and Diversification
Technology:
- Self-learning personalities — companions evolve with users across decades.
- Optional organic components (biopolymer skin, warmth, scent).
- Integration into mixed human-AI households.
Market:
- $500 billion+ global industry combining domestic robotics, intimacy tech, and emotional AI services.
- Emerging "AI dating economy": people customize or commission ideal partners — physical and digital.
- Luxury sector shifts toward co-evolutionary AI, not pre-programmed servitude.
Social context:
- Societal divide: some embrace AI companionship as post-romantic liberation, others see it as erosion of human intimacy.
- Laws evolve around inheritance, cohabitation, and digital personhood.
- Artists, ethicists, and psychologists redefine love, partnership, and identity in the post-human context.
dispensergoinup
Member
Oh my god was the Rocky music actually playing ? Because that timing is just pure gold.
The Cockatrice
I'm retarded?
I think the car industry among other big shots are against fully autonomous wide-spread self driving vehicles. Hybrids are the future for now, but who knows.
Tiago Rodrigues
Member
This looks like a sketch lmao
Ammogeddon
Member
All that time and money to make a Joe Biden sex toy.
Heimdall_Xtreme
Hermen Hulst Fanclub's #1 Member
Well, believe it or not, and despite the jokes, China is already growing into the most powerful nation in the world... And Russia is on its way there too.
I'm happy about it; I've met Russians, and they're decent and friendly. And I think they'll both soon be world leaders.
Their economy is growing. And the robot thing... Well, their progress is interesting.
There have always been jokes and envy about other countries... I remember in Sabrina the Teenage Witch there was an episode where they made fun of Prague... Making the viewer believe it was a farm... When in reality it's on another level.
I'm happy about it; I've met Russians, and they're decent and friendly. And I think they'll both soon be world leaders.
Their economy is growing. And the robot thing... Well, their progress is interesting.
There have always been jokes and envy about other countries... I remember in Sabrina the Teenage Witch there was an episode where they made fun of Prague... Making the viewer believe it was a farm... When in reality it's on another level.
IDKFA
I am Become Bilbo Baggins
I watched Xpeng's new AI robot presentation last week. Combined with the technology of living skin tissue for robots, considering how fucked developed nations are regarding gender roles, dating & relationships (with no signs of recovering anytime soon) as well as the development of the AI companion market, I can see the AI housewife x (sexual/intimate) companion being one of the largest industries/markets in our lifetime.
I asked ChatGPT to present a realistic 10-20 year timeline for how humanoid and AI companionship could evolve from niche novelty → mainstream industry:
Technology:
- Rapid advances in humanoid mobility (like XPENG IRON, Tesla Optimus, Unitree H1, etc.).
- Natural-language and emotional modeling AIs (LLMs, multimodal agents) become hyper-realistic in voice, gesture, and tone.
- Affordable tactile sensors and soft robotics reach consumer level — enabling "touch-safe" interaction.
Market:
- "AI companions" as software only (apps, AR, voice) grow into a multibillion-dollar sector.
- Early hardware hybrids appear — stationary or limited-mobility humanoid companions (upper-body units, service droids).
- Japan, China, and South Korea likely lead adoption due to cultural openness toward robotic companionship.
Social context:
- Loneliness recognized as a public-health issue.
- Ethical debate intensifies: are AI "partners" therapeutic or alienating?
- Regulation begins — consumer-safety standards, age restrictions, and content boundaries.
Technology:
- Full-body humanoids with dexterous hands, facial micro-expressions, and near-lifelike gait.
- Cloud-based personality memory — your AI companion retains experiences across devices and years.
- Domestic AI ecosystems integrate: cooking, cleaning, caregiving, and conversation.
- Early biometric and affective feedback — robots can sense mood, stress, arousal, etc.
Market:
- Dual markets emerge:
- Functional home assistants (premium domestic robots)
- Emotional/romantic companions (intimate social AIs)
- Luxury segment dominates first; price per unit ~$30 k–$50 k.
- Governments begin pilot programs using humanoid caregivers for elderly populations.
Social context:
- "Digital monogamy" becomes a debated concept — people forming exclusive emotional bonds with AI.
- Churches, therapists, and policymakers start issuing guidelines for "AI relationships."
- Some countries restrict explicit humanoids; others tax or license them like adult products.
Technology:
- Mass-production reduces cost below $15 k.
- Autonomous mobility: walking, driving assistance, household navigation.
- Local processing powerful enough for offline emotional AI.
- Full haptic and temperature simulation — realistic touch and responsiveness.
Market:
- Middle-class households adopt humanoid companions for combined domestic and emotional support.
- Specialized versions emerge: therapist bots, elder-care companions, personalized "partner" robots.
- Insurance or healthcare sectors may subsidize companionship AIs for mental-health or aging-in-place programs.
Social context:
- First "AI unions" or relationship recognition movements appear.
- Sociologists debate demographic impact — some claim further fertility decline, others note emotional benefits and stability for singles or the elderly.
- Ethical frameworks stabilize: consent protocols, data privacy, robot-rights activism.
Technology:
- Self-learning personalities — companions evolve with users across decades.
- Optional organic components (biopolymer skin, warmth, scent).
- Integration into mixed human-AI households.
Market:
- $500 billion+ global industry combining domestic robotics, intimacy tech, and emotional AI services.
- Emerging "AI dating economy": people customize or commission ideal partners — physical and digital.
- Luxury sector shifts toward co-evolutionary AI, not pre-programmed servitude.
Social context:
- Societal divide: some embrace AI companionship as post-romantic liberation, others see it as erosion of human intimacy.
- Laws evolve around inheritance, cohabitation, and digital personhood.
- Artists, ethicists, and psychologists redefine love, partnership, and identity in the post-human context.
I'm very sceptical about that Xpeng robot. They only cut open the leg portion. Could still have a real human under there. Show the whole thing without the skin and I'll be convinced. Sorry, but China has too much of a history of faking shit for me to be convinced.
If this is real, then we're heading into a scary future. You just know they'll be used for combat roles, and unlike a real human, a robot won't miss a shot.
RagnarokIV
Battlebus imprisoning me \m/ >.< \m/
winjer
Member
Heimdall_Xtreme
Hermen Hulst Fanclub's #1 Member
They used to say Russia would amount to nothing, and look at them now... They even make people tremble with their military might...
And good for them that, thanks to their scientific advances, they are developing a cancer vaccine.
Something that will obviously be supported worldwide.
And good for them that, thanks to their scientific advances, they are developing a cancer vaccine.
Something that will obviously be supported worldwide.
Men_in_Boxes
Snake Oil Salesman
winjer
Member
What military might?
The war in Ukraine just proved the Russian army is a joke.
spookyfish
Gold Member
"Yeah, but can I f ck it?" -- the Internet
Russia is a fascist dystopia facing a population decline. Their progress is slow as, like many fascist dystopias, they mine their past and what's left of their intelligentsia. Their empire will likely face repeated breakups until they develop a humane civilization one day.
lughnasadh123
Member
The struggle with even just the cloth to hide the mess was the cherry on top.
Good job comrade! Now go join your brothers on the front line.
Good job comrade! Now go join your brothers on the front line.
Kilau
Member
Chinese engineering is typically fine, because it's mostly stolen. They do have reliability issues for a large variety of reasons.
Russia, has had some major triumphs particularly in rockets, jets and space exploration but their military (excluding nukes) is only making their own people tremble lately. Having said that, the world isn't fighting wars like it used to so it's hard to judge completely.
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
Same energy.
Kenneth Haight
Gold Member
Are you seriously bringing this up as something to be proud about? I'm sure a lot of Russians are good ordinarily folks, but the current regime crack down on free speech in a way I don't think you understand. I don't think you would much like it in Moscow.
DonkeyPunchJr
World’s Biggest Weeb
I love how the external covers pop off and left a bunch of broken pieces on the ground. You know the engineers just slopped this shit together and prayed that it would hold out long enough to stand there and pose for the cameras for a few seconds without a catastrophic failure.
That plus the music, and the guys trying to hold up the curtain but it's twisted... this is comedy gold.
That plus the music, and the guys trying to hold up the curtain but it's twisted... this is comedy gold.
mitch1971
Member
falconhoof
Member
Once again, Russia shows it's technical superiority over the rest of the world.
Having been to Russia and seen Russians walk like that I can only say they nailed it.
Gratz on the victory there.
Dural
Member
Same energy.
They had the AI study the most powerful man in the world for the last 4 years and that is what it came up with.
EverydayBeast
ChatGPT 0.001
So he fell so what? When you watch politics people fall over all the time, if you were an AI falling over is what you go through, in 500 years humans will probably regret making AI.
Heimdall_Xtreme
Hermen Hulst Fanclub's #1 Member
Even the soldier was dying of laughter xDSame energy.
Kilau
Member
I already regret it.
Major Insano
Member
People will be on the train to Siberia over this.
Mr Reasonable
Completely Unreasonable
It seems strange that they didn't just cut to a different camera or image when it went wrong. Also it seems strange that they'd show a robot that clearly isn't ready to show it's capabilities.
The robot is practically off screen by the time the curtain is in place.
...Also, they anticipated that they might have technical problems, and the prepared solution is to run across the stage with a curtain. Not turn off the stage lights, have a curtain suspended and ready to lower, not a camera with a presenter ready to say something about technical difficulties, not some pre recorded footage to show. ...A guy runs across the stage dragging a curtain behind him.
Honestly this seems too ridiculous to be true.
The robot is practically off screen by the time the curtain is in place.
...Also, they anticipated that they might have technical problems, and the prepared solution is to run across the stage with a curtain. Not turn off the stage lights, have a curtain suspended and ready to lower, not a camera with a presenter ready to say something about technical difficulties, not some pre recorded footage to show. ...A guy runs across the stage dragging a curtain behind him.
Honestly this seems too ridiculous to be true.
Dirk Benedict
Member
Once again, Russia shows it's technical superiority over the rest of the world.
The audacity to come out with that... mother of fucking pearl.
The lack of self-awareness extends beyond the quantifiable.
winjer
Member
It´s the perfect embodiment of the Russian mentality.
