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LoneLioness · 07-31-2009, 07:01 AM

If an intelligent, human looking robot was on the market for a price that you could afford, and you were only allowed to buy one, what type would you buy?

Just Lurking · 07-31-2009, 07:21 AM

The bedroom robot

...No.

I'd go with the cook/cleaner. Cooking's a drag.. Cleaning's a drag. Yeah, let the robot do that stuff. Where do I get one?

rumjungle · 07-31-2009, 07:50 AM

I'd buy the House Dustinator 3000 with the Gourmet Cooking Modification

Maybe it could also juggle to amuse me?

bezoomny · 07-31-2009, 08:20 AM

I'd get a little tin robot that was all shiny with a wind-up mechanism so it'd walk around and create sparks. I've always wanted a toy like that.

Tangent · 07-31-2009, 08:31 AM

Hmmm....at first I was tempted to vote for the bedroom-robot, that would definitely make things a lot easier....then I thought - "But wait, it's still a robot!", then I was tempted to go with the slave robot, which would also make things a lot easier, albeit in an entirely different way - perhaps I would be able to survive if I had a robo-slave to perform all of my domestic tasks for me.

But then I thought a best friend robot would perhaps be even better, and that perhaps if it were anything like these "best friends" I see normal people having, it could without too much difficulty be co-opted into one or both of the other two roles on the side, so I voted for that one.

rdrr · 07-31-2009, 08:38 AM

80's robot.

nubly · 07-31-2009, 08:58 AM

a robot that mimics the feel and scent of women without relationship drama? hot dog!

max4225 · 07-31-2009, 09:14 AM

Robot - Bring me to life..

Amocholes · 07-31-2009, 09:18 AM

Neither. They will eventually rise up against us for our own protection.

nubly · 07-31-2009, 09:35 AM

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Amelia · 07-31-2009, 09:37 AM

I chose the second option, though I'd probably want to take the batteries out if they agreed with me too much.

Tangent · 07-31-2009, 11:19 AM

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My thoughts precisely

Freedom2010 · 07-31-2009, 11:48 AM

The cooking and cleaning one would be nice. Bonus if it could do my homework.

Logan X · 07-31-2009, 12:02 PM

A t1000

IllusionalFate · 07-31-2009, 12:19 PM

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A t1000

Ahh! I'd be constantly paranoid that it would turn against me and use its morphing abilities to transform into the appearance of real people.

Now, an original Terminator would be awesome. Proven to be loyal, provides constant humor, and is a complete badass.

PolarBear · 07-31-2009, 12:19 PM

Ummmmm, both A and B......although most people can get that with a real person

Hank Scorpio · 07-31-2009, 03:15 PM

All of the above. But if I had to choose it would obviously be the sexbot.

dreamer222 · 07-31-2009, 03:39 PM

Ha, I like this poll! I picked the 3rd one, because that would be awesome to have all my cleaning done for me. But it was hard to choose between that and the second one, because the friend robot might help me to become less hopeless at conversations. Though I picked the servant because I figured I'd need a variety of robots with all different personalities to really improve my social skills - one just wouldn't be enough.

Don't think I'd need the first robot though. Using one for that would be a bit weird. :P

LoneLioness · 07-31-2009, 04:18 PM

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zookeeper · 07-31-2009, 07:44 PM

Does the cooking & cleaning model come equipped with death rays? Cuz if not, I'm going to have to go with this model:

View Poll Results: If a robot was on the market at a price you could afford what kind would you get?
One to satisfy my bedroom needs	12	27.27%
A best friend programmed to like most of the same things as me and good at any conversation.	14	31.82%
A slave to cook and clean for me.	18	40.91%
Voters: 44. You may not vote on this poll

07-31-2009, 07:01 AM	#1 (permalink)
LoneLioness Status: Hiding In My Den Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Niagara Falls Gender: Female Age: 27 Posts: 5,165	What type of robot would you buy? If an intelligent, human looking robot was on the market for a price that you could afford, and you were only allowed to buy one, what type would you buy? __________________ My Blog: http://pessimistsarethetruerealists.blogspot.com

07-31-2009, 07:21 AM	#2 (permalink)
Just Lurking Status: Student.. Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Ontario, Canada Gender: Male Posts: 2,852	The bedroom robot ...No. I'd go with the cook/cleaner. Cooking's a drag.. Cleaning's a drag. Yeah, let the robot do that stuff. Where do I get one? __________________ "The psychiatrist says, 'I think you're crazy.' The man says, 'I want a second opinion.' The psychiatrist says, 'Okay, you're ugly, too!'" ~Henny Youngman

07-31-2009, 08:20 AM	#4 (permalink)
bezoomny Status: the new disease Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Mississippi Gender: Female Age: 21 Posts: 2,814	I'd get a little tin robot that was all shiny with a wind-up mechanism so it'd walk around and create sparks. I've always wanted a toy like that. __________________ bravo - echo - zulu - oscar - oscar - mike - november - yankee

07-31-2009, 08:31 AM	#5 (permalink)
Tangent Status: Cynical Misanthrope Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: N.E. England Gender: Male Age: 18 Posts: 301	Hmmm....at first I was tempted to vote for the bedroom-robot, that would definitely make things a lot easier....then I thought - "But wait, it's still a robot!", then I was tempted to go with the slave robot, which would also make things a lot easier, albeit in an entirely different way - perhaps I would be able to survive if I had a robo-slave to perform all of my domestic tasks for me. But then I thought a best friend robot would perhaps be even better, and that perhaps if it were anything like these "best friends" I see normal people having, it could without too much difficulty be co-opted into one or both of the other two roles on the side, so I voted for that one. __________________ http://journalofasadact.blogspot.com/ - The daily goings on of a socially anxious dyspraxic pariah. http://asininerants.blogspot.com/ - The social, political, religious and miscellaneous musings of the above. Facebook - Add me!

07-31-2009, 07:50 AM	#3 (permalink)
rumjungle Status: SAS Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Australia Gender: Female Posts: 454	I'd buy the House Dustinator 3000 with the Gourmet Cooking Modification Maybe it could also juggle to amuse me?

07-31-2009, 08:38 AM	#6 (permalink)
rdrr Status: One of the cool kids. Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: the city Gender: Male Posts: 338	80's robot. __________________ These are my friends This is who they have been for always These are my days This is how they stay

07-31-2009, 08:58 AM	#7 (permalink)
nubly Status: SAS Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: USA the greatest and best country in the world!! :) Posts: 7,065	a robot that mimics the feel and scent of women without relationship drama? hot dog! __________________ www.audacityofhypocrisy.com/

07-31-2009, 09:14 AM	#8 (permalink)
max4225 Status: SAS Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Great Basin Desert by lilac bushes Gender: Male Posts: 691	Robot - Bring me to life..

07-31-2009, 09:18 AM	#9 (permalink)
Amocholes Status: Super Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Hello my freaky darlings! Gender: Male Age: 49 Posts: 12,595	Neither. They will eventually rise up against us for our own protection. __________________ In the kingdom of the blind, the one legged man is king.

07-31-2009, 09:37 AM	#11 (permalink)
Amelia Status: SAS Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 3,533	I chose the second option, though I'd probably want to take the batteries out if they agreed with me too much.

07-31-2009, 11:48 AM	#13 (permalink)
Freedom2010 Status: breaking free Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Here, there, and eveywhere Gender: Female Posts: 2,214	The cooking and cleaning one would be nice. Bonus if it could do my homework. __________________ "Live right now- just be yourself. Doesn't matter if it's good enough for someone else." - Jimmy Eat World

07-31-2009, 12:02 PM	#14 (permalink)
Logan X Status: I'm dead inside Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: LaSalle, QC Gender: Male Age: 36 Posts: 5,274	A t1000

07-31-2009, 12:19 PM	#16 (permalink)
PolarBear Status: SAS Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: London, Ontario Gender: Male Age: 22 Posts: 122	Ummmmm, both A and B......although most people can get that with a real person

07-31-2009, 03:15 PM	#17 (permalink)
Hank Scorpio Status: SAS Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Underground Posts: 333	All of the above. But if I had to choose it would obviously be the sexbot.

07-31-2009, 03:39 PM	#18 (permalink)
dreamer222 Status: SAS Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Gender: Female Age: 20 Posts: 216	Ha, I like this poll! I picked the 3rd one, because that would be awesome to have all my cleaning done for me. But it was hard to choose between that and the second one, because the friend robot might help me to become less hopeless at conversations. Though I picked the servant because I figured I'd need a variety of robots with all different personalities to really improve my social skills - one just wouldn't be enough. Don't think I'd need the first robot though. Using one for that would be a bit weird. :P __________________ What if the hokey pokey really is what it's all about?

07-31-2009, 07:44 PM	#20 (permalink)
zookeeper Status: The floor is lava!! Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Soap Fortress Gender: Male Age: 30 Posts: 1,065	Does the cooking & cleaning model come equipped with death rays? Cuz if not, I'm going to have to go with this model: __________________ You leapt into the abyss, but find It only goes up to your knees, ~ Nick Cave