Sweaty Robot?

Well they better get cracking on these human like robotics things.

I only got ~40 years left before I need a full body transplant and I for one want a robo body!

Well you better start finding oil wells on your land, cause you're going to need some money....

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2322703/Want-live-forever-Russian-billionaire-reveals-real-life-avatar-plan--says-upload-brain-hologram-immortal-2045.html

Well, our billionaire guy wants to send people to Mars. At least that is physically possible.

The analogy between the brain and a computer is nebulous at best. If you could build a neural network computer that duplicated the function of your every brain cell and could recreate the exact synaptic connections between nerve cells and duplicate whatever neural signals are circulating in your brain, maybe that "brain" would somehow be conscious and have all your life memories.

But, IMHO, it would be a perfect clone and exactly the same as "you" to everyone else, but when you die, you die, even if your clone lives on. So immortality is not for you, but maybe for your clone for as long as his neural network computer lasts.

Just my thoughts...

Yes I think your accumulated knowledge becomes less and less unique as information becomes more and more ubiquitous....and your personal experiences fade in the memory over time, possibly more to your detriment than advantage....You might just as well procreate, as the most basic part of you lives on in your offspring....and I might add that it would be foolish to think that your existence as an android would be without it's own unique problems....

Speaking of Waterboy, feast your ears on this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YR9d1l6oOxI

And eyes. Didn't really get into the music until the second movement. The first was too abstract for me. However, for me with a lot of music, familiarity brings enjoyment. If I listened to this 3 or 4 times, I would probably end up liking it.

Enjoyed the art too.

Is sweating really a human frailty? I look at it as a useful feature.

Answer - yes and no

Yes - if we sweat too much we dehydrate, and having done this about twice too often while cycling I can attest to the fact that is a definite frailty.

No - if we didn't sweat, we would cook our innards. Can't attest to that one.

"Yes - if we sweat too much we dehydrate, and having done this about twice too often while cycling I can attest to the fact that is a definite frailty."

Your rationale for the "Yes" answer is a bit weak (frail?) IMHO. Perhaps if you had read the owner's manual about keeping the fluids topped up.

Well it adds a requirement of adding water all the time, possible rusting or mineral residue or bacterial or fungal growth, the robot would end up needing to be spray washed everyday, flushed, decontaminated, lubricated, shined and polished....who wants a high maintenance robot?

Okay maybe it's not a deal breaker....

http://gizmodo.com/holy-crap-this-guys-got-two-mind-controlled-robot-arms-1673271601

The humanoid is almost complete.

There is now:

Artificial joints, eyes, hair, skin, sweat glands, joints, muscle, organs, limbs, blood and brains.

The only thing left to create,,is the artificial soul.

There are already about seven billion of those.

There are already about seven billion of those.

What? Humanoids or artificial souls?

If artificial souls, "how cynical!"

I hope they didn't place odorants in that cooling water. Then we would need to develop Right Guard for machines. 3200 ounce spray can. (???)