In all seriousness I think this is pretty incredible. They're using an artificial larynx, windpipe, mouth and lips to create phonemes.

Is this meant to (eventually) be an alternative to synthesizing tones with software?

Also, the nose thingy above the mouth is hilarious. I guess they had to put that up there so it didn't look so much like a talking vag.

>> ^KnivesOut:

Is this meant to (eventually) be an alternative to synthesizing tones with software?
Also, the nose thingy above the mouth is hilarious. I guess they had to put that up there so it didn't look so much like a talking vag.


Well, that and the fact that when you speak a certain portion of expelled air goes through the septum and adds to the waveform.

Nice play for the lowbrow vote, Budzos! In all seriousness this looks like a very interesting piece of research.

@budzos Shouldn't this be in engineering and maybe geek too?
Also nightmares? Don't you mean wet dreams

*engineering *geek

Adding video to channels (Engineering, Geek) - requested by kronosposeidon.

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Coolness. Expect this feature in RealDoll™ 2012

Ah Ii Uu Eeh Oh

Also - upvote for tags.

what
the
-fuck-
was that?

That is a seriously scary sex partner.

Nice going, engineers. If we wanted sex partners that could talk, we'd have sex with humans...

Reminds me of Sesame Street...

T-Pain must be soooooo jealous.

"Quaaaaaid, start the reactor. Free Mars..."

>> ^chilaxe:

Nice going, engineers. If we wanted sex partners that could talk, we'd have sex with humans...


Yea, but robots don't bitch about you playing video games all the time.

Very cool. Would be nice to know more about the research team behind this!

That's really cool, and I'm sure it's a great technological achievement...but it's also FUCKING HILARIOUS.

MMMMMM!

mmmmm!

AAAHHH!

EEEUUUHHH!

UNNNNHH!

MMMMM!

AAAAAaaah!

I would upvote but I don't want to change the vote count from "69"

I would upvote but I ALSO don't want to change the vote count from "69"

Awww hell. I upvoted before I saw the two above comments and ruined everything.

I wouldn't kick it out of bed.

That is one uncanny valley.

super hummer!

I see the Republicans have their new Presidential candidate!

I think @siftbot is trying to tell us something.

>> ^TreacleMine:

That's really cool, and I'm sure it's a great technological achievement...but it's also FUCKING HILARIOUS.
MMMMMM!
mmmmm!
AAAHHH!
EEEUUUHHH!
UNNNNHH!
MMMMM!
AAAAAaaah!


I'm going to be making those noises at work all the time now. Every time someone asks me a question: MMMMMM!mmmmm! AAAHHH! EEEUUUHHH! UNNNNHH! MMMMM! AAAAAaaah!

Filthy lowly meatbag scum. How dare you speak against a member of my race as if you face no consequence. The end is near for you, just you wait.