Philip K. Dick Android

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Philip K. Dick Android
ManufacturerHanson Robotics
InventorDavid Hanson
Year of creation2005
TypeHumanoid
PurposeTechnology demonstrator
Websitehansonrobotics.com/philip-k-dick/

Philip K. Dick Android is a social humanoid robot and the android portrait of science fiction writer Philip K. Dick, created by technology company Hanson Robotics in 2005. It was first displayed pubicly in 2005 at Wired NextFest. [1] The system uses a standard conversational model trained on Dick's writings, and is programmed to respond to visitors' questions, similar to a chatbot.[2][3]

In 2005, David Hanson and other collaborators on Philip K Dick Android received an AAAI award for an "intelligent conversational portrait" related to the project.[4] An early version was lost during a flight from Dallas to San Francisco in 2005.[5][6]

In 2011, Hanson Robotics collaborated with Dutch brodcaster VPRO to create a new version with 36 servomoters that can create a wide range of facial expressions.[6] In 2015, Electric Literature reported that Philip K. Dick Android could make comments about robotic takeover of the world, similar to prospects in the author's novels. [7]

References

  1. ↑ "Lost Philip K. Dick android back with loud shirts". CNET. Retrieved 2017-12-20.
  2. ↑ Bosch, Torie (2012-06-01). "The Android Head of Philip K. Dick". Slate. ISSN 1091-2339. Retrieved 2017-12-20.
  3. ↑ "Philip K. Dick's Robotic Head is Rebuilt". The Poetry Foundation. Retrieved 2026-01-15.
  4. ↑ "The Philip K Dick Android Project". www.pkdandroid.org. Retrieved 2017-12-20.
  5. ↑ Schneider, Howard (2013-06-27). "How to build an Android: the real story of Philip K. Dick's robotic resurrection". The Humanist. Retrieved 2017-12-20.
  6. 1 2 "Philip K Dick". Hanson Robotics. Retrieved 2026-01-15.
  7. ↑ Batasch, Caitlin (2015-09-02). "Philip K. Dick Robot Will "Keep You Warm and Safe in My People Zoo"". Electric Literature. Retrieved 2026-01-15.