Humanoid robots practice first kiss

August 24, 2009 @ 8:40 pm

This is so weird. It’s definitely making me think of the uncanny valley hypothesis…

Anyway, Thomas and Janet above are theatrical robots in Taiwan’s Phantom Of The Opera play.

She’s a robot on the runway

August 12, 2009 @ 1:25 pm

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Photo: REUTERS/Toru Hanai

Japanese designer Yumi Katsura used a robotic humanoid (HRP-4C) named Miim to show off a new wedding dress to crowds at the 2009 Yumi Katsura Paris Grand Collection fashion show in Osaka on July 22, 2009.

NO THANKS. I want my robots looking like robots, not humans.