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November 23, 2009
Creepy Robot of the Day
The Einstein robot.
The walking shots are what Einstein would look like sneaking up behind old people to eat their medicine for fuel.
And here's an excellent article (WARNING: creepy photo) about recent studies into the phenomenon of The Uncanny Valley -- how and why humanoid robots and CG movie characters creep us out. I actually think they should rename it The Creepy Zemeckis. After Beowulf and Polar Express, he still had the balls to make A Christmas Carol with all of its creepy simulated Dickensian humanoids. I don't understand who gave him the money to do this again.
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Posted By Bob Cesca | November 23, 2009 8:32 PM
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Given that it "stars" Jim Carrey, it would have been creepy with live acting.
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at November 23, 2009 9:30 PM
Am I the only one who thinks the bald Einstein-bot at the beginning of the video looks entirely too much like G. Gordon Liddy? (No freakin' wonder the robot's creepy!)
Posted by: alopecia at November 23, 2009 9:48 PM
This project needs more Einstein.
Bob Einstein.
"Now if you'll press the button on the catapult to get me going Fuji, I'll hit the thrusters in this thing and clear the Snake River Canyon with no problem at all..."
Posted by: Bull Schmitt at November 23, 2009 9:54 PM
Bull Schmitt:
Super Dave is awesome!
Posted by: ZIRGAR at November 23, 2009 10:05 PM
After reading the article I now know why I feel creeped out by Dick Cheney.
Posted by: ZIRGAR at November 23, 2009 10:07 PM
ZIRGAR wins the thread.
Posted by: alopecia at November 23, 2009 10:24 PM
Alopecia:
LOL. Thanks.
Posted by: ZIRGAR at November 23, 2009 10:57 PM
Do you know Super Dave was a local TV act in the 70s? He hasn't changed a bloody thing about his act. It's still all like that.
Posted by: Matt Osborne at November 24, 2009 7:41 PM
