It’s amazing to me that people continuously get taken in by these ridiculous visions of universal robots that’ll be cleaning our houses and babysitting our children any day now. Valerie the Department Store Mannequin … we mean… the “Domestic Android” has been getting media attention for years now. So what is she, exactly? She’s a spec sheet wish list, an “order form” (buy yours today for $59,000), and a few roughed-out subsystems, all light years away from a bot that can “clean your house, change light bulbs, wash the dishes, do the laundry, check the sports scores for you, book plane tickets and call the police if there’s an emergency.” And what’s with the mixed message of having a sexy robot that won’t have sex with you? And that outfit! She gonna clean my oven in that thing? The style says “successful female executive,” but the cut says “do me on the lunchroom counter.”
Maybe we should “build” a similar robot domestic here at Street Tech Labs.
Okay. Done. Introducing Sinthia, Street Tech’s very own android domestic. She’s a dead ringer for Angelina Jolie, does all the things that Valerie does, PLUS she’ll do your taxes, refinish your furniture, and give you all the “happy endings” you desire. We’ve also programmed in a much better fashion sense. All this (and more) for only $30K! Make checks payable to me and send them to Street Tech’s Cayman Islands HQ. Noncritical media inquiries welcome.