Konnichiwa

[disappoint]

lol Japan
Awesome Japan

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1DuJQL8spY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9nxNAv65PY

 

[sandorski]

elbows too pointy

 

[Zeze]

It's been like 10 years since we saw the first ASIMO? After 10 years it still moves the same awkwardly.

I expect better!

 

[Ichinisan]

The Disneyland person pronounces it the South Park way: "Awesome-O" (one of my favorite episodes)

Yeah...ASIMO is really old. I'm not interested in watching 2 dressed-up versions of ASIMO.

 

[calvinbiss]

Its weird that neither of thsoe robots straighten their knees when walking... Wonder why that is?

 

[Rumpltzer]

Its weird that neither of thsoe robots straighten their knees when walking... Wonder why that is?

They need to poop.

 

[zinfamous]

how long before that thing rips off that lady's arms and attacks the audience with her severed appendages?

 

[lxskllr]

Its weird that neither of thsoe robots straighten their knees when walking... Wonder why that is?

Probably stability. Human-like walking would add enormous complexity. They walk like stroke victims.

 

[zinfamous]

Probably stability. Human-like walking would add enormous complexity. They walk like stroke victims.

I'll also submit: Uncanny Valley

basically--we don't want to be too creeped-out by our future subjugators.

 

[blackdogdeek]

Yeah, those aren't creepy at all.

 

[uhohs]

Danny P
Asimo moves like a pervert.

lol

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVkuSGYPTcw
japan is a terrible place.

 

[uhohs]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcZJqiUrbnI
oshi ahaha

 

[EliteRetard]

I have been in japan for months.
You aint seen nothing till you've been there.

 

[JoLLyRoGer]

Probably stability. Human-like walking would add enormous complexity. They walk like stroke victims.

They walk like the need to take a major shit!

 

[The Boston Dangler]

They walk like the need to take a major shit!

that's a characteristic of every single bipedal bot i've seen, although they seem to be more upright as the stride length increases over time.

these are probably the best bipeds in the world, and noticeably more upright than older, hobbiest projects. the kidsize class is 18" max height.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=POldARTfLwg

http://www.robots-dreams.com/

 

[arkcom]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MaTfzYDZG8c

How old are you?

 

[T_Yamamoto]

I have been in japan for months.
You aint seen nothing till you've been there.

+1

 

[Pulsar]

Human walking motions are a continuous fall. That is to say, if you suddenly tried to stop in place while walking, you'd fall on your face.

It is incredibly difficult to have robots that can adjust dynamically to actually walk like humans.

In point of fact, it's much better to have them NOT walk like humans. Centering their weight over each foot while moving allows them to stop in place without falling on their ass. Pay attention to how people walk. It's a form of continuously falling forward, but never hitting the ground.

The Japanese, however, have a fascination with attempting to make robots human. They disregard that a human's mechanical design is FAR from optimal. For instance, a robot can easily have a wrist joint that rotates continuously in 360 degrees. Humans are top-heavy and prone to falling over. etc.

The biggest challenge in robotics isn't really the programming or balancing or mechanical systems. It's the power source. And no one is anywhere close to making that workable.

#omgrobots

 

[Childs]

elbows too pointy

Pointy elbows? I couldn't get past the man hands!

 

[Ichinisan]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcZJqiUrbnI
oshi ahaha

Is it so hard to make the forearms the correct length?

 

[Paladin3]

I bet a lot of men watched that first video and were like "OMG! Her mouth opens! SOLD!"