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INTEREST: Ghost in the Shell's Tachikoma Robots Under Development for Use in Customer Service




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leongsh



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PostPosted: Sat Dec 24, 2016 4:10 pm Reply with quote
I. Want. One. Especially if it comes with the same AI in GitS:SAC
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CrescentWolf



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PostPosted: Sat Dec 24, 2016 5:09 pm Reply with quote
That is so damn cool, I'd love to go to a store and see one.
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Mr. Oshawott



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PostPosted: Sat Dec 24, 2016 6:01 pm Reply with quote
I would be totally thrilled by a greeting of a Tachikoma! Smile
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Kruszer



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PostPosted: Sat Dec 24, 2016 6:30 pm Reply with quote
Forget Echo, I want one of theese instead...armed for home defense. Cool
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Hikarunu



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PostPosted: Sat Dec 24, 2016 9:28 pm Reply with quote
Too bad the upcoming live action movie likely dont have tachikoma in it.
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Top Gun



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PostPosted: Sat Dec 24, 2016 10:29 pm Reply with quote
I for one welcome our new adorable heavily-armed robot overlords.
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bleachigo66



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PostPosted: Sun Dec 25, 2016 12:55 am Reply with quote
I had no idea there was a production I.G store, but now I want to go almost as much as to a Pokemon Center or a the One Piece tower. I wonder if they have Moribito and Eden of the East goods, too...

It makes me happy that the Tachikoma still seem to reign supreme among all of their incarnations over the years. Keeps my hope alive for a new stand alone complex anime project someday.
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megazero



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PostPosted: Sun Dec 25, 2016 9:44 am Reply with quote
Sci-fi is slowly becoming a reality and Tachikoma is a living evidence of it.
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Gina Szanboti



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PostPosted: Mon Dec 26, 2016 5:39 am Reply with quote
This is a pretty interesting idea as customer service. It can be functional while overcoming the uncanny valley problem with humanoid robots. I don't think people would have as much problem accepting interacting with a Tachikoma as they might with something like Asimo or Otonaroid (unless they're arachnophobic).
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