Researchers create life-saving uBOT-5 robot, play dress-up with it

We could go on about the uBOT-5's ability to detect when a person has fallen down, check their vital signs, and dial 911 -- but, seriously, is there anything we can possibly add to that picture?

[Via Digg]

[Rainier Posted Apr 17th 2008 3:42PM]

That's just too freaky looking!

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 17th 2008 7:19PM]

Ex-term-in-ate, EXTERMINATE!!!

[timmy2000 Posted Apr 18th 2008 10:11AM]

It has the hands of the little boxing Nuns puppets.

(reference the movie Big where tom hanks punches himself in the face with it)

[Gabe Posted Apr 17th 2008 3:45PM]

haha - so tempting to push that thing over

[Gad Get Posted Apr 18th 2008 12:29AM]

That guy must've been given a horrible time back in school.

I hope intelligent robots are less nerdy than that when they arrive, or we could see a lot of robot bullying and suicides in the future!

At least he's not using one of those body-laptop interfaces.

[FreeRange Posted Apr 17th 2008 3:46PM]

Looks like a Rock `Em, Sock `Em Robot is still punching Grandma even when she's down...

[Novataglio Posted Apr 17th 2008 3:45PM]

Rock'em Sock'em 2.0?

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 17th 2008 4:15PM]

I'd say more of a boxing nun.

[crayola Posted Apr 17th 2008 3:46PM]

Wow! Punch and Judy goes 21st century!

[heytherekiller Posted Apr 17th 2008 3:47PM]

puddle of urine, a funny hat, kittens, ms paint semen stains... I can think of plenty of things you can add to that picture

[FreeRange Posted Apr 17th 2008 3:48PM]

I was a minute too late. I'll live. Not sure about Grandma..thank God the robot is there to help her.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 17th 2008 10:54PM]

Help her my ass, that thing is trying to steal her medicine for fuel!!!! I hope she has Old Glory robot insurance....

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1435090770451224720

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 17th 2008 3:49PM]

this looks like the robot in the new MGS

[Richard Posted Apr 17th 2008 3:54PM]

SuperPoke!

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 17th 2008 4:00PM]

"Legs are just for decoration, that's what people high up don't understand."

[Freakin Ijit Posted Apr 17th 2008 4:00PM]

Segway doc rob?

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 17th 2008 4:01PM]

Possible captions:

"Why, mommy!? Why didn't you give me hands!?"

-or-

"Dammit, bitch! I told you - 10W30!"

[deciBels Posted Apr 17th 2008 4:09PM]

Rock'em Sock'em Robots turn on their old lady masters!

[psyclotron Posted Apr 17th 2008 4:10PM]

Straight outta Gilliam's "Brazil"

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 17th 2008 5:19PM]

And four comments down, there's a picture of him!

[iptydafu Posted Apr 17th 2008 4:18PM]

Were the engineers on thalidomide?

[snowglyder Posted Apr 17th 2008 4:17PM]

Good thing the camera is properly calibrated. That old lady would be in for an unwelcomed surprise!

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 17th 2008 6:02PM]

Tsk tsk tsk, engadget needs to work on their proofreading:

"is there anything can we possibly add to that picture?"

[CharlieX Posted Apr 17th 2008 4:23PM]

Grandma didn't fare so well in the shot drinking contest, eh?

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 17th 2008 5:03PM]

BODY BLOW! BODY BLOW!

[patsy Posted Apr 17th 2008 4:38PM]

How about replacing the on-screen head with Holly from Red Dwarf? But seriously, a face on a screen?!

[boe Posted Apr 17th 2008 4:40PM]

Is it me or is it reaching for that person's wallet?

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 17th 2008 6:09PM]

I was thinking more of reassuring embrace but now that you mention it...

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 17th 2008 11:22PM]

Bender V.3.0 stealing-wallet chip enhanced

[jlstan Posted Apr 17th 2008 5:09PM]

so _that's_ who's been stealing kidneys from unsuspecting tourists....

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 17th 2008 4:44PM]

"uBOT-5 is alive, need more input"

[psyclotron Posted Apr 17th 2008 4:48PM]

is that a shiny metallic terminator skull on the top of that disturbing face-video screen?

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 17th 2008 6:06PM]

much worse

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 17th 2008 4:57PM]

its robocop 2 all over again

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 17th 2008 4:57PM]

April 17th, 2008. Mark this date and remember it well (and trust me, you *will*).

SkyPron has become sentinent. And by the looks of it, about to commence with the first anal probe to study our defects.

[StemSell Posted Apr 17th 2008 5:00PM]

Energiz... er, Enemizer Bunny™

[bakedbeans6 Posted Apr 17th 2008 5:00PM]

MILF pr0n from the year 2112.

[aughscreennames Posted Apr 18th 2008 12:48AM]

apparently the ILF part holds no meaning in 2112

[StemSell Posted Apr 17th 2008 5:05PM]

Gotta, um, 'hand' it to ya...thou art a master of dark humor!

[Sparky Posted Apr 17th 2008 5:16PM]

"I can has cheezburger?"

or

"Mah new job. Not so grate akshully."

or even

"Oh hai."

[WebOn Posted Apr 17th 2008 5:21PM]

Finish her!

...FATALITY!

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 17th 2008 5:27PM]

I saw something like this on ER.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 17th 2008 5:33PM]

http://www-robotics.cs.umass.edu/Robots/UBot-5

Here, you can find really good information about this marvel

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 17th 2008 10:41PM]

Good find. Scroll down at the link for videos. They're making new hand tools for it too. One is "supposedly" for the benign task of throwing a baseball, but it looks like it could probably disembowel you too...

[psyclotron Posted Apr 17th 2008 5:47PM]

i thought that was a miniature terminator head. ah well, one can dream...

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 17th 2008 5:52PM]

but what happens when 911-dialer-robot falls over and can't get up? WHAT THEN?!

[sRGB Posted Apr 17th 2008 6:01PM]

add some wheel wells that look like tiny pants.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 17th 2008 6:05PM]

tiny pants = +1

[Mills00013 Posted Apr 17th 2008 6:09PM]

I think the picture could be amended with large letters reading:

FAIL

[Sparky Posted Apr 17th 2008 6:19PM]

Dextre The Not So Magnificent