The WAO-1 robot: let the assimilation begin

Meet Waseda University's WAO-1 face juicing massaging robot. Equipped with a pair of 20-inch arms protruding from a large metal box, the $70,000 WAO-1 is designed to perform facial massage on those suffering from mouth, jaw, or facial disorders. Don't have one? No problem, just slide your brain sack between those pneumatic vice grips and we're sure WAO-1 can oblige.

[Fred @ Oct 10th 2007 4:18AM]

"Meet Waseda University's WAO-1 face messaging robot."

It sends your face to other robots over Live Messenger?

[Thomas Ricker @ Oct 10th 2007 4:35AM]

Haha, heh. Post updated.

Thomas

[Bigsby @ Oct 10th 2007 4:32AM]

I love you engadget. I love you like I love candy. It's awesome, and it knows about the eventual take over by the robots.

[jman315 @ Oct 10th 2007 4:50AM]

I wonder how that face messaging works?

[DustPan @ Oct 10th 2007 1:45PM]

It looks like the young lady is the before massage patient, and then the guy is holding the after massage result.

[jixbon @ Oct 10th 2007 5:23AM]

My gods, when I read the title, I thought the human there was the robot in question. My mind flashed through my past, in search of secret clues as to my true history. My pulse pounding as I questioned my very identity. Am I a Cylon?

Then it was the damn massager, and I was let down big time, thanks a lot Engadget, pssssh >:(

[Tracy in Cary @ Oct 10th 2007 12:53PM]

Same here! I thought it was a bit too pale/colorless, but otherwise was incredibly lifelike looking. And I thought the guy next to her was holding some sort of carbon-fiber frame that held the "face".

[John H @ Oct 10th 2007 1:53PM]

Yeah, it looks like she's charging or something. I just can't wait for some interference to make that thing malfunction and start crushing jaws/heads.

[Kris S. @ Oct 10th 2007 6:40AM]

I for one, welcome our robotic, face massaging, skull crushing overlords.

[Jagannath A @ Oct 10th 2007 7:33AM]

Jetsons FTW!!

[strider_mt2k @ Oct 10th 2007 11:37AM]

It's gonna make her a Cybergirl!!

TORCHWOOD

[newlegend852004 @ Oct 10th 2007 12:38PM]

Nice..

[Dave @ Oct 10th 2007 1:13PM]

You guys crack me up something fierce!

Juicing machine!

ROFLMAO!

[TIMMAH! @ Oct 10th 2007 4:17PM]

Happy endings included?

[John Doe @ Oct 10th 2007 6:27PM]

Ghost in the shell indeed.

[Silenthillnight @ Oct 10th 2007 8:53PM]

What this lady doesn't know is that we replaced the mapping of her head with that of a 5 year old boy. Now watch closely as the 20 inch arms slowly penetrate this lady's skull!

[Xew @ Oct 10th 2007 9:23PM]

Was I the only one that thought of Saw when you looked at the picture...?