Video: New gold standard in freaky deaky Japanese robots set
posted at 4:25 pm on June 5, 2007 by Allahpundit
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See, Bryan thought he was going to play the trump card on me with the freaky deaky Japanese baby robot. A stunning ploy, my friend — one which, I confess, left me reeling. But once I recovered, I knew I had to go out there and reclaim my throne by finding the freaky deakiest robot of all. And so I have.
Meet “Kansei,” a robot so freaky that not only does he resemble a bloodless, severed, yet somehow reanimated head, he actually grimaces like a moonbat at the word “Bush.” It’s Decapitated Moon-bot!
I look forward to him haunting my dreams for the next three months.
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I wonder how it reacts to the immigration bill.
Bryan on June 5, 2007 at 4:32 PM
If it blinked, I’d say we had an explanation for Nancy Pelosi.
As it is, if they intend on putting this thing as a companion to the elderly in nursing homes, I’m going to go buy stock in whatever company manufactures restaints, tasers, and thorazine.
see-dubya on June 5, 2007 at 4:34 PM
I’d be out of my Grandmas will for sure, and for good reason.
And I thought clowns were creepy…
heatherrc77 on June 5, 2007 at 4:37 PM
Just how long now before Smith & Wesson and Remington start marketing the ‘EMP Equalizer’? I’d buy one right now!
Limerick on June 5, 2007 at 4:53 PM
Booooooooooooooosh!
dead-duck on June 5, 2007 at 4:53 PM
All it needs now is some hands so it can applaud while watching “The View.”
Blacklake on June 5, 2007 at 4:58 PM
I think they Could Replace Al Gore’s broken robot head with this one…..
the reactions seem about the same….
-Wasteland Man.
WastelandMan on June 5, 2007 at 4:59 PM
I love how the servomotors make it sound as if it’s ‘hissing’ like a cat.
James on June 5, 2007 at 5:11 PM
I didn’t see all that much of a difference in all of its expressions. Am I missing something. It looked exactly the same to me when “Lemon” was on the screen as when “Love” was on the screen. And when the dude was talking, the thing didn’t move at all.
Now that I think about it, the whole time the robot looked kind of like some freaked expression Pauly Shore had on his face in Encino Man.
Freaky - yes. Cool - not so much.
nailinmyeye on June 5, 2007 at 5:21 PM
nailinmyeye,
It’s called “nuance”, man. He’s a deep robot. The weight of the world rests upon him. Maybe he loves lemons? Maybe he is soured on love? Who knows, when Bush and the war disgusts him so.
Krydor on June 5, 2007 at 5:40 PM
Nice word association algorythm, guys. Everyone is filled with fear at the mention of the word “president.” Really scary word, that.
What does it do when you say “murder!” or “shark!” around it? Explode?
Perhaps, given that it is just a head at this stage, it might be appropriate to fit it with a fashionable tinfoil hat. And you might want to put it in a bouyant container in case global warming causes a 21′ rise in sea level next week.
Ugh. That thing is obviously a model of a low I.Q. alien. Let’s naturalize it! The USA needs robo-dems.
JunkCoast on June 5, 2007 at 6:17 PM
Where is Issac Asimov when you need him.
The comedy you could with this robot would be endless, you could create an entire Pelosi skit with that thing. Just prop the head on a stick, overdo some mascara and rouge, and repeat “President” to it, viola!
Rode Werk on June 5, 2007 at 6:54 PM
I think they are building the replacement for Rosie! All they need is for it to spout out a few prerecorded phrases.
Gulf of Tonkin! Google it!
Fire can’t melt steel!
Bush killed 655,000 Iraqi’s!
Resolute on June 5, 2007 at 7:11 PM
Someone say “Jews”.
I will pay money to see what this cybernetic douchebag does.
fusionaddict on June 5, 2007 at 8:21 PM
Looks like the expressions Jackie Chan makes when a stunt goes not quite as planned.
kiakjones on June 5, 2007 at 8:29 PM
I really don’t see this as any improvement over a doll that yells “BUSH LIED!” when you pull the string.
pedestrian on June 5, 2007 at 8:41 PM
Send it to Iraq. It will save the jihadist all the work of beheading infidels and freak them out at the same time… WE WIN!!!
Gwillie on June 5, 2007 at 11:56 PM
I dunno, I think the baby robot was creepier.
And of course, president = Bush + War + Iraq = a look of terror on his face.
Can you program it to think it’s 1998 and say “Clinton”?
Also, these people are out of their minds if they think this thing is going to be a companion of the elderly in a few years. It will give them nightmares!
WisCon on June 6, 2007 at 1:10 AM