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I wouldn't consider this creepy. https://cdn0.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/XV2kBAa21cI8yKgmfm90EwYalA0=/0x71:1111x775/1200x800/filters:focal(489x200:693x404)/cdn0.vox-c

• wst_ 9y ago
  Have you saw them working in real life? Can't say about others but the first one is, maybe not creepy, rather looks like fake and cheap. Usually standing in one place, stuttering movement, etc. I don't want to say it is worthless. You have to start somewhere. But we are far away from the smooth and immediate reactions.
• Razengan 9y ago
  Has anyone asked WHY robots NEED to have humanoid bodies? I can see the case for familiarity, especially for robotic pets and attendants for children, but the human body and its limbs are the result of millions of years of evolution, in conditions that don't exist or apply anymore. It had to adapt to being born naked and having to grow up, possibly on its own, and feeding itself and fending for itself... I mean, consider wheels vs. legs. You don't see the former anywhere in nature, but it's the most efficient mode of locomotion in human society. Why aren't we exploring more efficient robotic bodies that would also be easier to program? Say, a rotating trunk-like body with multiple octopus-like tentacles with suckers instead of fingers. Just an idea. Or a robot that is actually a swarm of ant-like machines.
  • animal531 9y ago
    There will be useful cases for robots of all body types. BUT we humans have created a humanoid world where the human form makes sense. As such we'll need robots that mimic that for certain functions. For example wheels, they're easier to do that legs (by far) but gets stuck on cables, carpets and stairs.