The epic conclusion to Philip K. Dick’s Second Variety.
If you want to learn more about the Philip K. Dick Android take a look at these videos below.
The original Philip K. Dick android was lost on a flight from Dallas to San Francisco in late 2005. However, in 2011 Hanson Robotics, together with Dutch broadcasting firm VPRO, developed a new version. It includes state of the art computer vision technology and employs 36 servomotors to power a complex and wide range of facial expressions. These days, PKD serves researchers at the Apollo Mind Initiative.
For the whole story check out this VICE.com article The Second (Android) Coming of Philip K. Dick
Hanson Robotics has been building the world’s most human-like robots for more than two decades. Endowed with rich personality and holistic cognitive AI, their robots are able to engage emotionally and deeply with people. They can maintain eye contact, recognize faces, understand speech, hold natural conversations, and learn and develop through experience.
Check out more of the robots created by Hanson Robotics
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Want to explore more content inspired and influenced by Philip K. Dick?
Dive into the worlds he created and add a Bluray or Book to your collection while also helping to support the podcast.
Movies:
- Bladerunner
- Bladerunner 2049
- Total Recall
- Minority Report
- A Scanner Darkly
- Next
- The Adjustment Bureau
Books:
- The Philip K. Dick Reader (Includes Second Variety)
- The Philip K. Dick Collection
- The Exegesis of Philip K. Dick
- Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
- The Man in the High Castle
CREDITS
Writer/Host/Director: Jonathan Pezza
Sound Engineering & Design by Jonathan Pezza
Additional Sound Engineering: Jeremy Pezza & Ivan Kozlov
The Cast Includes:
- Sandeep Parikh
- Amy Vorpahl
- Kelli Dawn Hancock
- Melissa Starr
- Philip Gray
- Matt Hobin
- Julie Saunders
- Mike Gagne
- Robert Anthony
- Jonathan Pezza
Score provided by: epidemicsound.com
Sound Effects provided by: Soundsnap.com
