Bond's Handwriting Robot

[rshelby]

Bond, A New York-based company, has a robot which writes with a pen (fountain or otherwise). One can use the robot to prepare "handwritten" notes, etc. Here's a link which includes a short video. So now one can use a robot to give that "personal touch" to printed communications. This reminds me of the old one-liner, "the most important thing is sincerity -- once you can fake that, you've got it made."

 

Richard

 

[Bhavna]

I don't know whether to celebrate technology or lament laziness. Why not ask the staff if anyone has an interest in writing, can write legibly and or wants to learn..? Too much I guess, for this fast paced world.

[SleepingCat]

The point of a handwritten letter is that you put the time and effort into it.

Edited December 10, 2014 by SleepingCat

[ernestcow]

they probably forgot how to grip a pen

Edited January 2, 2015 by ernestcow

[RINGO]

they probably forgot how to grip a pen...

 

 

Indeed! Most stupid thing, that possible to invent.

Soon will be robot that will hold spoon for you,,,, And then ,, bye-bye micro-motoric! Full Hand Muscular dystrophy is our future?

Well, it is possible to listen MIDI files instead of live pianists. To use camera+Photoshop everywhere but not brush & colors....

It is not a way to progress - it is a way to regress. Robots instead of humans, where soul and skillful motions + talent create ART.

[Tojusi]

Well, now one just needs to hire the main character from the movie "Her" to do the creative part. For those who have not seen the movie, the guy's day job was to write touching letters on behalf of the clients. He studied their life, photos, etc. to sound "genuine".

 

So combining him and this robot, we can pretty much eliminate ourselves from the equation. Perhaps if we would only provide open access to our emails, photo albums and social media feeds, someone could start maintaining our relationships with these genuine, handwritten letters.

 

Yeah right.

[Notgatherox]

Bond says they want to help people connect and in the end, make people happy (words from its video).


Thing is, if I somehow end up knowing that a supposedly handwritten card (meaning just one card. Let's ignore mass correspondences like wedding invitations in this scenario) was in fact, NOT handwritten, I'll probably be angry (and definitely nowhere near happy). Angry at the fact that you're cutting corners and are too lazy* to write. If you're that lazy, I would rather you just drop me an email, because hey, at least it was typed by you (unless someone else can and DID mimic your email style... then that's another story).

(*Of course, the underlying assumption here is that the reason you chose to go with Bond instead of handwriting it yourself is laziness, and not genuine difficulties like arthritis)


I personally find it offensive in the above scenario, but hey, it may just be me. I know I've always veered from the norm.


Some things are valuable because there was effort put in. Without the effort, it is meaningless, and to be honest I wouldn't care for it.

 

 

PS. The above is my thoughts and opinions only. Feel free to disagree with me.

 

 

~Epic

Edited January 14, 2015 by Lord Epic

[RearrangedFaces]

If i'm being honest reading that made me cringe.