To the best of her recollection, Ms Mahigan obtained this portrait at an afterparty, following a trade show she'd attended in her capacity as a spokesmodel for Ignis Dextremeties. BTI's partnership with the robotics firm runs deep, though nearly all their dealings are predicated on the head moof's own unique abilities and expertise; her degree of augmentation is still a relative novelty, and few people can demonstrate the same level of dexterity and coordination with one extra limb than she can with four. As a result, she's become a common sight on trade floors when there's a new product line, shaking hands, giving out promotional material, and demonstration features in the Ignis booth.
Her face has become so familiar to those in the industry that most Ignis robots ship with a distinctly moofish head by default, though the company maintains this is simply a coincidence arising from the ways in which their stock sensors and support structures fit together.
An excellent, candid rendition of the head moof in more relaxed settings than she generally appears, provided by the also excellent and candid EgyptUrnash. As of the time of posting, she is running a Kickstarter campaign for a print run of Decrypting Rita, an extremely stylish graphic novel about a robot lady forced out of reality and made aware of herselves throughout parallel universes. I feel that anyone who enjoys Balinology might be interested. The campaign is in its last few days, and while it's already met its base funding goal, with a few more people it might be possible to get the gigantic omnibus edition in hardback.
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EgyptUrnash (original)
Her face has become so familiar to those in the industry that most Ignis robots ship with a distinctly moofish head by default, though the company maintains this is simply a coincidence arising from the ways in which their stock sensors and support structures fit together.
An excellent, candid rendition of the head moof in more relaxed settings than she generally appears, provided by the also excellent and candid EgyptUrnash. As of the time of posting, she is running a Kickstarter campaign for a print run of Decrypting Rita, an extremely stylish graphic novel about a robot lady forced out of reality and made aware of herselves throughout parallel universes. I feel that anyone who enjoys Balinology might be interested. The campaign is in its last few days, and while it's already met its base funding goal, with a few more people it might be possible to get the gigantic omnibus edition in hardback.
Art:
EgyptUrnash (original)
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It's considered a niche market. Ignis makes most of its money selling their robotics to manufacturers rather than individuals. A few models meant to be used as actual limb replacements do have options to replace the outer plating with something a bit more believable, but generally if you want 'realistic' you're looking at aftermarket modifications.
Orrrrrrrrrrrrr it's just the same as any modification people have done to things they've bought since the invention of commerce. Dunno what makes this any different than, say, those little plates you can use to decorate a 3DS. Or painting your car. Or reupholstering a couch.
It isn't different as people have created ways to modify all of these for their personal use, legal or not. The comment was simply based on a initial thought, not intended to insinuate a negative view on the subject matter.
That said; the complexities of these prosthetics implies they have modular capabilities IE: virtual uplinks, nerve sensors, adjustable hydraulics, texture receptors, ect. On that thought, I considered their use for personal defense (certain Balinas demonstrate this)
and the idea of people illegally modifying them arose.
I kinda jumped from point A to point E there... sorry! >..<;
That said; the complexities of these prosthetics implies they have modular capabilities IE: virtual uplinks, nerve sensors, adjustable hydraulics, texture receptors, ect. On that thought, I considered their use for personal defense (certain Balinas demonstrate this)
and the idea of people illegally modifying them arose.
I kinda jumped from point A to point E there... sorry! >..<;
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