Chapter 470 Will Robots Miss Little Fish? (Part 47)
Chapter 470 Will Robots Miss Little Fish? (Part 47)
While watching the documentary, K011 was thinking about how to prevent this humanoid robot from realizing that it was a robot.
After thinking for a while, K011 felt that there was no need to deliberately hide anything—this robot was completely indistinguishable from ordinary humans, and talking to it was much simpler than talking to humans.
While watching the documentary of the antelopes leisurely drinking water, K011 could only hear the buzzing sound of Endless Summer working with a vacuum cleaner.
K011, distracted by the noisy buzzing, looked away from the documentary and turned to look at Endless Summer, who was working. It asked Endless Summer, "Do you do this every day?"
“Yes,” Endless Summer heard K011 speaking to it, turned off the vacuum cleaner, and answered K011’s question.
"So besides doing housework, what else can you do?" K011 asked. Professor Lin once said that it was a companion robot, and this one in front of us is the first generation of companion robots. So let's see what this first generation of companion robots can do, so that we can find the direction for its improvement.
"Besides doing housework, I go out to buy groceries, cook, and do laundry," Endless Summer replied.
"Doesn't washing clothes count as housework?" K011 corrected.
“Yes, you’re right.” Endless Summer poked the earphone next to his ear that displayed the battery level—that’s how it records conversations.
"Besides these?" K011 asked, "Besides doing housework every day, what else do you usually do?"
"Hmm? Usually?" Endless Summer poked its earphones that showed the battery level again and replied, "Xiao Xiao wants me to study on my own, so I usually read books."
Hearing Endless Summer's answer, K011 blinked and asked, "How do you feel about your life right now?"
Endless Summer tilted her head and said, "I'm living a great life now, and I'm happy to serve Xiao Xiao."
The tablet connects not only to K011's vision but also to K011's hearing, meaning that whatever K011 hears will be played back through the tablet.
Endless Summer's answer left Wang, who was watching from K011's perspective, somewhat puzzled: "Wait a minute, is this a human? I feel like the answer is more like a robot's."
“This is a robot, isn’t it?” Feng Yuhan frowned. “Who in their right mind would call the other person in their family ‘master’? And this way of speaking… It reminds me of the companion robot in my house.”
"So K011 is facing a robot now? Then how do you explain its appearance?" Wang Hui used his pen cap to poke his head. "Most of the companion robots nowadays are those with round heads and truncated cone-shaped bodies. There are also robots that look like humans, but if I remember correctly, it should be the first generation of companion robots that are closer to the style of anime."
"Besides, haven't those anime-style robots been largely phased out because they're easy to scare people if left unattended? Even if they are produced, those small factories just send over a bald robot with only a mouth and let the buyer DIY it." Feng Yuhan twirled her pen. "But this guy is definitely a robot, isn't he? The way he speaks, his speaking habits... Professor Lin, is this a robot?"
Listening to the discussion between the two people behind him, Lin Huanming said calmly, "Let's wait and see. We can't determine whether this guy is a machine or not just by his speaking habits. He might have a hobby of cosplaying as a robot."
Upon hearing this, Feng Yuhan and Wang Yinghui thought about it and realized it made sense. "A big forest has all kinds of birds, and a big world has all kinds of oddballs."
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