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I really feel like people need to stop trying to make these sorts of robots look so "human-like". The effect of a mouthless bald doll head strapped on top of an

I really feel like people need to stop trying to make these sorts of robots look so "human-like". The effect of a mouthless bald doll head strapped on top of an iron man robot isn't exactly comforting, to me anyway. It starts to hit the uncanny valley a bit

konart 1y ago
Maybe the wanted to create an https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astro_Boy https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astro_Boy
sausajez 1y ago
I feel like the funny part is that there are so many "robot" mask designs in pop culture that would look 1000x more comforting than a slightly psychotic looking robotic doll
- voidUpdate 1y ago
  That's exactly my idea. I would feel far more comforted being rescued by something like Chappie or The Iron Legion than something like the Sophia robot or this thing. Human-inspired over human imitation
- zhainya 1y ago
  Everything about this design feels wrong. Like they went out of their way to make it unappealing.
ahoka 1y ago
This looks like it was put together by Sid in his room.
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- freedomben 1y ago
  That was exactly what I thought of too when I saw it, hahaha. If it wasn't terrifying enough already...
KineticLensman 1y ago
A similar type of robot is key to the plot of the superbly quirky film 'Brian and Charles' [0] in which a nutty inventor build a robot that looks exactly a weird old-man's head stuck on top of a washing-machine shaped body. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_and_Charles https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_and_Charles
- wsintra2022 1y ago
  Under rated British comedy gold right there, layers and layers especially the illuminati references
eig 1y ago
Presumably they want to eventually put a human inside it, in which case having a humanoid robot to work off of wouldn't change the aero calculations and designs too much. The article talks about specific design considerations to avoid the exhaust gases.
- voidUpdate 1y ago
  Gravity Industries already has that sorted https://gravity.co/ https://gravity.co/ . I was almost expecting this robot to just be a humanoid robot with one of those suits on
  - legacynl 1y ago
    Looking at the 'hands' of this robot, it looks to be exactly that.
- bArray 1y ago
  > Presumably they want to eventually put a human inside it [..] I'm imagining a team just putting the organs of a human into the robot to save on space. Basically a brain plus whatever is absolutely necessary to run the brain.
  - stavros 1y ago
    Wasn't that Robocop 3?
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stronglikedan 1y ago
I would look at that and think "doll". Others look at it and think "human". People are weird.
sgt 1y ago
I think they could make it a bit more professional looking like: https://imgur.com/a/vXED98B https://imgur.com/a/vXED98B Like a friendly yet stern Butler of the Skies.

konart 1y ago

Maybe the wanted to create an https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astro_Boy https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astro_Boy

sausajez 1y ago

I feel like the funny part is that there are so many "robot" mask designs in pop culture that would look 1000x more comforting than a slightly psychotic looking robotic doll

voidUpdate 1y ago
That's exactly my idea. I would feel far more comforted being rescued by something like Chappie or The Iron Legion than something like the Sophia robot or this thing. Human-inspired over human imitation
zhainya 1y ago
Everything about this design feels wrong. Like they went out of their way to make it unappealing.

ahoka 1y ago

This looks like it was put together by Sid in his room.

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freedomben 1y ago
That was exactly what I thought of too when I saw it, hahaha. If it wasn't terrifying enough already...

KineticLensman 1y ago

A similar type of robot is key to the plot of the superbly quirky film 'Brian and Charles' [0] in which a nutty inventor build a robot that looks exactly a weird old-man's head stuck on top of a washing-machine shaped body. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_and_Charles https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_and_Charles

wsintra2022 1y ago
Under rated British comedy gold right there, layers and layers especially the illuminati references

eig 1y ago

Presumably they want to eventually put a human inside it, in which case having a humanoid robot to work off of wouldn't change the aero calculations and designs too much. The article talks about specific design considerations to avoid the exhaust gases.

voidUpdate 1y ago
Gravity Industries already has that sorted https://gravity.co/ https://gravity.co/ . I was almost expecting this robot to just be a humanoid robot with one of those suits on
- legacynl 1y ago
  Looking at the 'hands' of this robot, it looks to be exactly that.
bArray 1y ago
> Presumably they want to eventually put a human inside it [..] I'm imagining a team just putting the organs of a human into the robot to save on space. Basically a brain plus whatever is absolutely necessary to run the brain.
- stavros 1y ago
  Wasn't that Robocop 3?
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stronglikedan 1y ago

I would look at that and think "doll". Others look at it and think "human". People are weird.

sgt 1y ago

I think they could make it a bit more professional looking like: https://imgur.com/a/vXED98B https://imgur.com/a/vXED98B Like a friendly yet stern Butler of the Skies.