Robotic Toddler? WHY???
Published on 18 Dec 2007 at 3:14 am.
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Filed under Intelligent Systems, Inventions, Research, Robotics, Seriously???, Technology.
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
