Humanoid Mega Dynamizer robot mows down lawns, our hearts

Sure, you can get a robot that mows lawns and nothing else, but what about those of us that are holding out for a humanoid robot that'll save all our 20th century tools from the scrap heap? While that possibility is still quite a ways off, we can now at least get a glimpse of our possible future on a comically-sized scale courtesy of the video after the break, which shows the Mega Dynamizer robot doing its thing with reasonable effectiveness -- at least until it runs into a doghouse. Of course, those that follow such things will recall that this is hardly the first time that the Dynamizer family of robots has taken on some decidedly human-like activities, with one of Mega Dynamizer's predecessors having already proven itself a relatively capable downhill skier.

[Via BotJunkie, thanks Tony S.]

[Low Ranked @ May 19th 2008 3:20PM]

"My lawn is so emo that it cuts itself.

No, really. Watch!"

[Technex @ May 19th 2008 3:21PM]

Once again, highest ranked, not lowest ranked. Okay? :)

[Low Ranked @ May 19th 2008 3:23PM]

Heres a video of it that is still functional, at least for now.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jv61MzF1n7k

[Richard Lai @ May 19th 2008 3:26PM]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Not the flowers!!! :(

[FRZ @ May 19th 2008 3:34PM]

Why not just an automatic lawn mower? You know, pretty much like the romba vacum. What's with these people and their humanoid robots. Freaks!

[omanderso @ May 19th 2008 4:14PM]

but my roomba would do a better job of mowing the lawn.

[Blastar @ May 19th 2008 3:36PM]

In the future we wont have robots but Chobits.
Chiiii...

[Brian @ May 19th 2008 3:38PM]

I would buy one if it didn't look like the Rock 'em Sock 'em robots...very bad memories...

[Ayman @ May 19th 2008 3:46PM]

Same old story. created first for fighting in RobotWars and then retires to take care of garden

Sigh.......

[Steffen Jobbs @ May 19th 2008 3:49PM]

It'll look pretty stupid when it cuts through it's own power cord. What was the white paper towel for? I doubt if it would work up much of a sweat at the slow speed it was moving at. Pretty much as useless as a Zune at an iPod revival.

[Low Ranked @ May 19th 2008 5:10PM]

I'm sure the robot would be smart enough to drink a cold, tall glass of lemonade rather than the kool-aid you've consumed.

[Danial @ May 19th 2008 4:03PM]

Oh great, just give the robots spinning blades of doom.

[whatishalo? @ May 19th 2008 4:22PM]

they need a tilt sensor to trigger a recorded "Help, I've fallen but can't get up!"

[andres @ May 19th 2008 6:42PM]

should have bought a life alert

[ugg.tryptophan @ May 19th 2008 4:35PM]

at first i thought it said "robot mows down hearts", but i was wrong...for now

[Ian @ May 19th 2008 5:03PM]

that would be some scary shit

[Denver_80203 @ May 19th 2008 4:40PM]

how long till it mows it's own power cord?

[Todd @ May 19th 2008 4:48PM]

Robot eats it at 1:30 in the video, camera pans to dog in "Wolves turn their back to you when they want you to leave the pack" position. So funny.

[LiqwidZero @ May 19th 2008 5:13PM]

I laughed.

[tha-don @ May 20th 2008 12:01AM]

yea, that was definitely the best part. this video would be awesome with a better soundtrack. i'm thinkin 80s music....somethin with a lot of synth....i hope someone remixes it and it gets posted to engadget again.

[med1320 @ May 19th 2008 6:15PM]

And thats why americans are such fat F&%$@#S

[Low Ranked @ May 19th 2008 6:57PM]

Have you never seen Japan's ASIMO?

[ugg.tryptophan @ May 19th 2008 8:51PM]

so the obesity epidemic is caused because we dont walk 100feet pushing 15 pounds on wheels in the grass every other week... riiight

[jygsaw @ May 19th 2008 8:18PM]

I, for one, welcome a well kept lawn

[pyrox @ May 19th 2008 11:05PM]

and our lawn-keeping overlords.

[Gregg @ May 19th 2008 10:18PM]

Put one of those NEC heart shaped monitors in it's chest and you have a sure fire Valentines present.

[Joseph A Nickence @ May 22nd 2008 3:54AM]

Is this thing for real??? Common sense says that not every robot has to be humanoid!