The "Uncanny Valley" moment for me / Robot!

Seriously: this is the first time I am kind of spooked by a robot.... Imagine an operator issuing the command: "stomp him!"
http://youtu.be/hNUeSUXOc-w

Hope he never comes across a trip wire.. Pretty cool though.

too loud, too big/clumsy, not detailed enough in navigation, takes too long to respond... however, it's a fantastic start... very interesting.

Amazing what they have engineered so far. Although the 'Uncanny Valley' only applies to Human-like robots, who don't quite look 'correct'.

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Originally Posted by enfield

Amazing what they have engineered so far. Although the 'Uncanny Valley' only applies to Human-like robots, who don't quite look 'correct'.

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I am surrounded by donkeys at work... ergo, the uncanny valley!

Seriously: Thanks for the info, I stand corrected.