Tonight on the Colbert Report, I learned of a Japanese research project to make a robotic toddler. I am sorry, but not only am I not at all sure why one would endeavor to do this, but I am also not sure why one would choose this particular design.
With all due respect to the researchers involved, I can only say that this is creepy at best and terrifying at worst. I must voice my appeal:
Please reconsider using your powers for good instead of evil!
Just because something can be done, does not mean that it should be done. Plus, who ever heard of a toddler that is 4 feet tall and weighs over 70 pounds, and is connected to a pneumatic device for power?
This post definitely goes under the category titled “Seriously???”
Kevin Knuth
Albany NY
Posted under Intelligent Systems, Inventions, Research, Robotics, Seriously???, Technology
This post was written by drknuth on December 18, 2007
