Comments on: Creepy Robot Baby CB2

By: Robot Central » Blog Archive

Robot Central » Blog Archive — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 03:46:34 +0000

[...] Japan’s Osaka University announced in June the development of an anthropomorphic robot named CB2 designed to mimic the appearance and behavior of a toddler. Since then, videos of the robot have evoked a tidal wave of emotional responses. The robot has been called terrifying (September Popular Mechanics, Daniel H. Wilson, p21), creepy, and disturbing to list just a few. The inventors have even been compared to pedophiles. It seems that they’ve hit a nerve. So far, there haven’t been debates regarding the ethics of throwing CB2 to the ground or locking him in a closet. I’m sure that’s next. [...]

By: Vilandro

Vilandro — Sun, 22 Jul 2007 20:50:49 +0000

this is probably the scariest thing happening. Though they still have a long way to go to reach what the kid in the movie AI looks like. CB2 has also been bubblified: http://www.bubblified.com/item.php?vid=110

By: Rob

Rob — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 18:03:39 +0000

I’ve said it before and I will say it again… that’s one creepy-looking cyborg baby. The umbillical chord and sort of dangling skin remind me of the Evangelion anime series from ’96.

By: Japan reveals first Robot child - CREEPY | REPRESENT.CO.ZA

Japan reveals first Robot child - CREEPY | REPRESENT.CO.ZA — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 06:42:56 +0000

[...] Read all about it at http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=1877: [...]

By: Ippoippo » Pointless Robot!

Ippoippo » Pointless Robot! — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 12:16:03 +0000

[...] WTF. That’s just pointless and also somewhat creepy looking. [...]

By: Rip

Rip — Sat, 02 Jun 2007 22:55:04 +0000

Holy shit! They built something that does a bunch of random movements, sometimes in response to randomly-filtered stimuli, sometimes not!

Basically a robot that does nothing at all!

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Sat, 02 Jun 2007 21:37:37 +0000

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By: madne0

madne0 — Sat, 02 Jun 2007 20:56:14 +0000

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncanny_valley

Enough said.

By: Steve

Steve — Sat, 02 Jun 2007 17:26:03 +0000

Why can I picture his robot carrying an axe chasing after people?

By: CB2 baby humanoid robot ::: Pink Tentacle

CB2 baby humanoid robot ::: Pink Tentacle — Sat, 02 Jun 2007 16:15:39 +0000

[...] UPDATE: Check out videos (via Japan Probe) of little CB2 — whose full name is “Child-robot with Biomimetic Body.” Fans of Actroid and Geminoid might recognize one of the faces in the videos — that of robot designer Dr. Ishiguro. [...]