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AI wonderings and discussion
Gnabberwocky:
Today's comic got me wondering how Union Robotics and body repair shops in general repair dermal. Sam used a hot glue gun that one time, but that seemed like more of a temporary fix. Is it self-repairing once stitched together, like human skin, or is there some kind of dermal sealant that dissolves but leaves the tear healed, or do they have to replace the dermal entirely?
Wingy:
AI Hair, and perhaps by extension their dermal coverings, could easily be self-assembled in a nanoparticle bath.
A physical bath seems to be the order of the day for hair - see the Momo hair escapade.
For the dermal coverings, such might be required? Consider the damage your own skin routinely takes and self-repairs. Why shouldn't an AI body do the same. I've been thinking about this since I noticed Bubbles doesn't wear shoes. A dermal covering could be a multi-layer sheath over the chassis where one layer is the generative nano-particle solution sandwiched between the outer layer and the backing. This layer need not be a low-viscosity liquid like water, though that might answer the question about the photophores if it was. And it would mean that style covering could "bleed" when punctured/sliced. Instead it could be a molten salt at room temperature or another "liquid" type material that flows at some low rate. And maybe this is only available on high-end chassis; May's certainly wasn't self-repairing.
Scarlet Manuka:
--- Quote from: Wingy on 09 Dec 2020, 18:47 ---AI Hair, and perhaps by extension their dermal coverings, could easily be self-assembled in a nanoparticle bath.
A physical bath seems to be the order of the day for hair - see the Momo hair escapade.
--- End quote ---
Recall that May's (old body's) hair was however simply sewn on. So it's probably one of those things that varies widely by manufacturer and model.
Wingy:
That was attaching the hair to the scalp area, not making it longer.
Thrudd:
I remember reading somewhere along the line after she got her new chassis that Faye was reading the care instructions where it mentioned that it was dishwasher safe.
This was just before the "after the shower" scene and someone going overboard on how squeaky clean she was. :roll:
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