A companion sex doll robot company debuted a realistic robot head made with a 3D printer at a past trade show. Previously, the silicone components of a companion robot - the external parts rather than the internal parts - had to be molded in castings. It was a complex and time-consuming process that was expensive to set up for any given component, and moving to 3D printing means you no longer need to make molds, but simply use cheaper and faster 3D scanning.
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According to foreign independent publication Sextechguide, the company promises that only faces with the model's consent will be used, and that requests for scanned photos or customizations sent by customers without a consent form from the person in question will be rejected as a way to avoid some legal risks and concerns. However, companion bots are cheaper and easier, increasing the risk of addiction and making them a more common problem.
What Is 3D Printing
3D printing is a technology that uses a digital model (3D design file) file as the basis for constructing an object by using an adhesive material such as powdered metal or plastic, and printing it layer by layer through a 3D printer.
The principle of the 3D printing process is that the 3D printer, guided by the design file instructions, first ejects a solid powder or molten liquid material that cures into one special flat, thin layer. After the first layer is cured, the 3D printer print head returns to form another thin layer outside the first layer. After the second layer is cured, the print head returns again and forms another layer on the outside of the second layer. And so on and so forth, with the final layer accumulating into a three-dimensional object. Unlike traditional manufacturing machines that shape objects by cutting or molding, 3D printers expand the scope of digital concepts from a physical perspective by forming solid objects through layer-by-layer stacking. For designs that require shapes with precise pairs of internal depressions or interlocking parts, 3D printers are the preferred processing equipment that can bring such designs to life in the physical world. Due to the high printing accuracy, the quality of the printed models is naturally good. 3D printing has brought about a worldwide revolution in manufacturing, as the design of parts used to depend entirely on the production process, and the emergence of 3D printers will overturn this production mindset, making it possible for companies to produce parts without considering the production process, as any complex shape can be designed with 3D printers. 3D printing can produce objects of any shape directly from computer graphics data, without the need for machining or molds, thus greatly reducing the production cycle and increasing productivity. Although still to be perfected, 3D printing technology has a huge market potential and is bound to become one of the many breakthrough technologies for future manufacturing.
What Is a Companion Robot?
Robots are already making appliances, cleaning houses, and making food for us - but now they're about to change the way we interact with people. Companion robots are essentially realistic physical dolls with complex movements and "zones" that mimic humans so they can frolic.
Professor Noel, who is president of the Foundation for Responsible Robotics, says that alternative work is one of the potential uses of companion robots. Others are "companionship" - a technology that can remotely soothe humans, which already exists in companion tools on the market. sensors to respond to external touch. One company is even developing a head that can talk, smile and sing for its companion robots. Among them, the American Abyss creations "Harmony" claims to be the first physical doll to provide "emotional connection. Experts say these professional robots will start appearing in ordinary homes in the next decade.
In an interview with The Daily Star, psychotherapist Dr. Thaddeus Burchard said, "Companion robots are to some people what alcoholics are to alcoholics - an escape from self, and that's the psychology behind it." Robotics expert Joe Snell has also previously claimed that companion robots can be addictive because they provide a ready and easier outlet for "adapting" to people's addictions. He notes that the ability to program robots to meet the fantasies of specific individual owners is a particular problem - the ability to more cheaply and effectively customize them to meet individual tastes would clearly exacerbate the problem of addiction.
