<blockquote><i>Originally posted by SheWren</i><p>Just to remind you all that an ANDROID is not a ROBOT:<br>if you have only metal parts you are a ROBOT; an ANDROID should have ONLY a mechanical brain, but its body should be made with special materials which resemble human flesh and blood.<br></blockquote><p>That is not technically correct. An "Android" is a type of robot generally including a personable AI, designed in a Human form; that is to say, two arms, two legs, a head and a torso; typically designed to appear human, though not necessarily. A "Robot", on the other hand, is simply a mechanical device that may have any number of bodily features, and may or may not have an AI capable of producing a personality. So while an "Android" is necessarily a "Robot", a "Robot" is not necessarily an "Android".<p>
<br>Android<p>\An"droid\ ([a^]n"droid), Androides \An*droi"des\ ([a^]n*droi"d[=e]z), n. [Gr. 'androeidh`s of man's form; 'anh`r, 'andro`s, man + e'i^dos form.] A machine or automaton in the form of a human being.<p>Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. <br>
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<br>ro·bot ( P ) Pronunciation Key (rbt, -bt)<br>n. <br>1. A mechanical device that sometimes resembles a human and is capable of performing a variety of often complex human tasks on command or by being programmed in advance. <br>2. A machine or device that operates automatically or by remote control. <p>Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition<br>Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company.<br>Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. <br>
<p>Still, your comparison to Data is technically correct. I do not see that there is any particular reason why Meiu can
not be anatomically correct, and knowledgeable of, er, "what to do", though bear in mind that we have no evidence one way or the other, beyond Toyo Ozaki's indication that she is capable of breast feeding.<p>[size=small][Edit by PhanGarrett on [TIME]1082933797[/TIME]][/size]
<p>P.S. That dumbass Mike Ripp has her pictured by NEi on his PS 2 Dreamcast and calls her Nei-First! What a moron!
Kyra is NOT ugly!! Dark Tatsuo said she was. I'm gonna turn him into a bug....<p>[size=small][Edit by Prince Noah on [TIME]1083340307[/TIME]][/size]