Grady Booch slams hypersexualized robot designs amid Kickstarter bust controversy
Grady_Booch · x · 2026-10-22
Software engineering pioneer Grady Booch says he opposes anthropomorphizing robots, and is even more opposed to their gratuitous hypersexualization — reacting to a sexualized female android bust being promoted on Kickstarter. The post reignited debate over ethics in robot product design.
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