Terrifying
This kind of thing could actually be really beneficial for prosthetics. If we can make a robot that functions as close as possible to a human body at human size, then we can chunk it up to make prosthetics that work like your original limbs and are easy to adapt to.
Now we can have people twitching while hanging from the ceiling without having to hunt them in back alleys! Progress!
Think of the savings in cleaning supplies!
I see they are prepping for the live action QWOP movie.
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 😉)
human-pike prosthetics
Now you’re talking!
What good is a housekeeping robot if it can’t break a cavalry charge?
That’s weird they decided to publish this with creepy horror-style sounds.
There is another video, showing only the torso. It has no music, but the actual sound and this is not even less terrifying https://youtu.be/gl0GnzPIOl4
Not much gets to me, but this shit is fucked up. I bet the people who work on these have horrible nightmares.
“At long last, we have created the Torment Nexus from classic sci-fi novel Don’t Create The Torment Nexus”
not creepy at all… hey what’s that flash disk lying on the table
Now have it stand on the ground without supports.
Can’t wait to find out it was just a guy in a suit.
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.
lol fml
Leave it to humans to build a robot for the purpose of lynching it.
We don’t deserve Earth.
Great, soon I won’t even know if someone is human in real life as well. Youre all bots.
