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    Happy Birthday, Horrifying Japanese Child Bot: You're Two

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    Image of Curves Curves
    04/06/09

    In reply to Happy Birthday, Horrifying Japanese Child Bot: You're Two
    Sorry to everyone who says kill it or give it to Michael Jackson, but, I wont let you. It looks too helpless.
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    Image of George Wong George Wong
    04/06/09

    In reply to Happy Birthday, Horrifying Japanese Child Bot: You're Two
    ITS A FRAKKIN' SKIN JOB! FLUSH IT OUT THE AIRLOCK!
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    04/06/09

    @George Wong: "ITS A FRAKKIN' SKIN JOB! FLUSH IT OUT THE AIRLOCK!"


    More of a LATEX-COVERED ARTICULATING DEVICE. Put it in the nightstand drawer.

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    Image of axiomatic axiomatic
    04/06/09

    In reply to Happy Birthday, Horrifying Japanese Child Bot: You're Two
    Just wait until one of the southern US states makes a Priest Bot!
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    04/06/09

    @axiomatic: "Just wait until one of the southern US states makes a Priest Bot!"


    A Priest Bot? You mean, like a soulless religious leader incapable of true compassion? They've been churning those out for years.

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    Image of Curves Curves
    04/06/09

    In reply to Happy Birthday, Horrifying Japanese Child Bot: You're Two
    The fact that I feel compassion for this thing, a protectivness normally reserved for children and old folks, in and of itself, scares me.
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    Image of Slyd3z Slyd3z
    04/06/09

    @Curves: And it's that compassion that could lead to the end of humanity as we know it...
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    Image of Curves Curves
    04/07/09

    @Slyd3z: Yes, in the movies, there is always some well-meaning compassionate person (usually a woman) who leads to the destruction of mankind. I would be that person.
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    Image of Hello Mister Walrus Hello Mister Walrus
    04/06/09

    In reply to Happy Birthday, Horrifying Japanese Child Bot: You're Two
    That's freaking terrifying. I'm so afraid. Please hug me.


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    04/06/09

    In reply to Happy Birthday, Horrifying Japanese Child Bot: You're Two
    Take that abomination off the front page. While I applaud the Japanese ability to design a robot capable of eroding sanity and inspiring fear at such a large scale, it should not be depicted on the internet where it can join with Conficker to create a technological terror of unspeakable horror.


    We need a new tag - NSTEE. Not Safe To Even Exist.

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    Image of vladdybear vladdybear
    04/06/09

    In reply to Happy Birthday, Horrifying Japanese Child Bot: You're Two
    LOL that thing is so creepy!!! I can see kids in US dressing up like that for Halloween. lOL
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    Image of bosskev bosskev
    04/06/09

    @vladdybear: "...so creepy!!! I can see kids in US dressing up like that for Halloween."


    Well, while that may be creepy, what's even creepier is a Halloween with these robots dressing up like kids.

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    Image of Mr.HandsomePrettyFace Mr.HandsomePrettyFace
    04/06/09

    In reply to Happy Birthday, Horrifying Japanese Child Bot: You're Two
    why did they make it look autistic?
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    Image of bosskev bosskev
    04/06/09

    @Mr.HandsomePrettyFace: Autistic license?
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    Image of Monty Monty
    04/06/09

    In reply to Happy Birthday, Horrifying Japanese Child Bot: You're Two
    Either the person in that video is extremely small, or that is the biggest two year old ever.


    Does anyone know if these robotic things freak out the Japanese? It can't just be us.

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    Image of Gann Gann
    04/06/09

    @Monty: I think they are actually turned on by them.
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    Image of jerkyjones jerkyjones
    04/06/09

    In reply to Happy Birthday, Horrifying Japanese Child Bot: You're Two
    Watching that video, I got the same feeling I get when I see someone in a wheelchair. The uncontrollable urge to knock 'em over and run.
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    Image of bosskev bosskev
    04/06/09

    @jerkyjones: "...someone in a wheelchair. The uncontrollable urge to knock 'em over and run."


    Well, you wouldn't need to really run, would you now?


    And now I must go hurt myself--I was going to reply to you with an unamused comment about being insensitive to the differently abled, but the joke came out of my fingers faster than the chastisement.


    * smacks knuckles with ruler repeatedly *

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    Image of Monty Monty
    04/06/09

    @jerkyjones: Judging by the look of that "kid", I think it has been knocked over way too many times already.
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    03/26/09

    In reply to Robots Will Be Taking Care of Your Grandma in Five Years
    So does this mean they've figured out how to stop robots from stealing old people's medications?
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    Image of strider_mt2k strider_mt2k
    03/26/09

    In reply to Robots Will Be Taking Care of Your Grandma in Five Years
    -better:


    Be SPONGEBOB safe!

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    Image of ciscokidinsf ciscokidinsf
    03/26/09

    In reply to Robots Will Be Taking Care of Your Grandma in Five Years
    Im very happy to hear in my old age, I can have robotic help. Now to pick between Number Six or Number 8 for the tas, decisions, decisions.
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    Image of ScottRose ScottRose
    03/26/09

    @ciscokidinsf:


    You'll probably wind up with A. Bettik.

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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid
    03/10/09

    In reply to Japanese Elementary School Kids Now Being Taught by Saya the Robot
    Honey, why are you home so early?


    Teacher had another BSOD. The Principla tried to give her a hard reset, but it didn't work. After an hour on tech support, the principal sent us home. They think the drive this weeks lessons were on was a Seagate.

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    03/10/09

    In reply to Japanese Elementary School Kids Now Being Taught by Saya the Robot
    Let us all just hope this robot is built with a anti-hugging sub-routine, as it could get ugly. [i.gizmodo.com]


    Well, on the plus side, Tom Selleck will get to reprise his roll in Runaway 2.

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