Korea's domestic robot gets a smiley face
The final version of Korea's planned army of networked
domestic robots may look nothing like this prototype, but it's a start. The model is designed to do such mundane
tasks as answering the door and playing media files. And, yes, it can connect to the net and download orders from the
mothership. So don't let that smiling face fool you. As the bard said, one can "smile and smile
and be a villain." Or in this case, a networked robot under the control of an AI managed by the government or a
large corporation. As if there's a difference.

















Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
dreampc @ Mar 24th 2006 10:48AM
The smile is because he's exposing himself...
pedro @ Mar 24th 2006 11:14AM
if you ignore its "eyes" it looks like an angry diminutive cylon :|
strider_mt2k @ Mar 24th 2006 11:27AM
I for one welcome our robotic, ah screw it.
danalog @ Mar 24th 2006 12:05PM
Does that bot remember you of any other?
"Annihilate, annihilate, annihilate..."
Doctor Who?
kari v @ Mar 24th 2006 1:01PM
Can it get me a beer?
ruby @ Mar 24th 2006 1:40PM
No to the beer.
But you might be able to download some originality.
eskimo @ Mar 24th 2006 3:38PM
I wonder, how tall is it? That flip-down thing on the front I can only assume is some form of manual entry tool (or "keyboard" as some of you call it), but if it's as short as I think it is (maybe around 3 - 4 feet), that would seem awful uncomfortable to use, especially for the 6-foot-somethings out there.
Andrew @ Mar 24th 2006 4:04PM
Now I'm starting to hear the theme music to "The Terminator"...
Andrew @ Mar 25th 2006 1:32PM
It's...
It's a fruitf***er.
http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2005/09/21