The Practical Applications of Synthetics
JacksonVelour
MemberOvomorphJune 10, 20173199 Views3 RepliesPart of me has always found it a shame that we never see what Earth is like in the Alien universe, I'm especially curious to know what a society with androids indistinguishable from humans is like.
We usually see them serving in a scientific or military contexts, though there are hints that they are for domestic use too. The Meet Walter website had a number of interesting concepts, I don't know why but the idea of the "Manny" Walter is especially amusing to me. Perhaps because I can easily imagine the media attacking "kids these days" for being too reliant on their Walters. There's also a "Romantic" one, fully functional and anatomically correct, I assume!
Do we get more of an insight into synthetics on Earth in the books or comics? How do you think society would change if we did have synthetics?
The movie 'I, Robot' I always felt was a good idea of what Earth is like about 10 to 20 years prior to Prometheus, and things continue on with robots, but Synthetics enter the market as the High-End products.
IN SPACE THERE IS NO WARNING
