They really did go for the "horror movie about to go very wrong" aesthetic when they made those videos, didn't they.
Yeah, what's up with the music?
Sounds like the creepy in-mission music in the original X:COM
We really are obsessed with replicating any and all sci-fi cautionary tales, aren’t we?
Someone on reddit had the idea that people working on this thing are probably recording audio logs onto individual USB-sticks, which they then leave scattered all over the facility.
While it seems spooky having a whole body twitching, I do appreciate the research being done.
I think we should be excited about these things. Mainly because research like this will lead to better prosthetic limbs for those who need them. We don't need Terminators or Robomaids, but we do need more natural robotic arms and legs for those in need.
Ummm…. Nobody wants this. Rosie Jetson is the ideal household helper.
That's weird they decided to publish this with creepy horror-style sounds.
not creepy at all... hey what's that flash disk lying on the table
A 500-watt electric pump serves as the robot's "heart," pushing fluid at 40 standard liters per minute.
As usual, when you read the article you stumble upon a gigantic technical hurdle. 😕
EDIT: And I'm not against the technology. I'm all for prosthetics and humanoid robots for menial work.
Just imagine the possibilities if full human-pike prosthetics are developed. Think of people who have lost their arms or legs, suddenly being able to walk again.
(And of course, applied robotics for sex bots 😉)
It's clear they made this weird on purpose but still, so many questions...
the robot hangs suspended from the ceiling as its limbs twitch and kick, marking what the company claims is a step toward its goal of creating household-helper robots
Oh yeah, definitely a huge step in that direction...
Clone Robotics designed the Protoclone with a polymer skeleton that replicates 206 human bones
That's all of the bones of an human adult. Yeah, I'm sure absolutely all of them were necessary.
I don’t understand these companies’ obsession with humanoid robots. A robot doesn’t have to humanoid to be a useful household helper. It doesn’t even have to be humanoid for people to form a friendly bond with it (something I think would be a good quality in a “household helper”) just look at Star Wars droids
A humanoid robot can operate in the existing world. It can climb stairs and open a door, for example. A robot on wheels without arms can't do that.
Wouldn't a quadruped be easier? You can stick arms onto a robotic "dog".
You could, but it still has to interact with things at and above human height, like stuff on countertops and high shelves.
lol fml
Maybe a weird aside, but what does this mean?
pushing fluid at 40 standard liters per minute.
Are there "liters" other than the 10cm x 10cm x 10cm definition?
To totally confuse you: The USA uses the "standard litre" while Europe uses "normal litre":
"Like human"
Yes, like a very, very robotic, unnatural human.
Almost like a robot.
how do you know that robot is an autie??
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