Walking Head Robot uses infrared and pistons for terror and submission

Because we didn't want you to sleep well tonight, we would like you to meet Stelarc's Walking Head Robot. Sitting atop six piston-powered legs, an LCD screen displays a creepy animated face to lull you into submission once the robot sees you with its ultrasound sensors. It then makes faces as if to trick you into believing it's really not here to destroy you and yours like some monster from The Thing. It would be one thing if the Walking Head Robot was small, but its 4-meter footprint (13-foot) is big enough to make even the largest of men turn white. To be fair, however, this robot looks to be well-constructed out of aluminum, stainless steel, acrylic, and pneumatic actuators because, after all, it's here to kill us (oops). We're begging for some video of this thing in action, so stay tuned.

[Via TechDigest]

[Benson @ Jul 9th 2008 3:08PM]

Does it play doom?

[Radiation @ Jul 9th 2008 3:22PM]

it IS Doom.

[Benson @ Jul 9th 2008 3:27PM]

Nah, it would be Doom if it had this on the display...
http://www.smugmug.com/photos/12524881_Npr63-Ti-1.jpg

[Lowest Ranked @ Jul 9th 2008 6:39PM]

If it had a Gwar on display?

[Silvio Sisto @ Jul 9th 2008 11:27PM]

@Benson: What you see on the picture is charismatic-mode. It probably switches to that face when it is killing people.

[RedBull Runner @ Jul 9th 2008 3:08PM]

I, for one, welcome out stainless steel, pneumatic powered, head robot overlords

[WiiFTW @ Jul 9th 2008 5:02PM]

Here's an accurate picture of such overlords.

http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/6089/overlordsal3.jpg

[Freakin Ijit @ Jul 9th 2008 3:09PM]

Robocop N (3?).

[BigDaddyM @ Jul 9th 2008 3:30PM]

That was my first impression, and that CYBORG went bad!

[Artie Lange @ Jul 9th 2008 3:50PM]

As long as you have a large supply of Nuke, there won't be any problems.

[Anonymous Coward @ Jul 9th 2008 3:10PM]

where's the EVA? the gundam? ... mecha?

[BigD145 @ Jul 9th 2008 3:13PM]

It's the next best thing to the Simpson's aliens.

[tyler @ Jul 9th 2008 3:16PM]

go.. away...

[ronzo @ Jul 9th 2008 3:19PM]

Where's Will Smith and Kevin Kline?

[Mr. Fax Sender @ Jul 9th 2008 3:19PM]

With all the robo-developments as of lately, I will start stock piling ammunition.

Who's with me?

[Marcela @ Jul 9th 2008 3:44PM]

I'm with you!

But what exactly kill the creepy thing? I need to learn how to shoot....and improve my speed (have you noticed how Sara Conor runs a lot?).... if they are going to terminate me I want to at least give them a bit of work.

YOU CAN KILL ME BUT IT WON'T BE EASY!!

[doudOSX @ Jul 9th 2008 7:01PM]

hmmm a rocket launcher or nuke wold be better .......i guess i should go talk to those Iraqis next door.........





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get the ammo lets go robot huntin

[BradS @ Jul 10th 2008 8:48AM]

Forget ammo, build an EMP gun to fry its circuits.

[Shotgun @ Jul 9th 2008 3:31PM]

Will it blend? That's the question

[Denver_80203 @ Jul 9th 2008 3:46PM]

You first

[Jherez @ Jul 9th 2008 5:13PM]

I would say that this thing probably would blend you into a fine puree.

[ddub @ Jul 9th 2008 3:21PM]

When the robots take over (and they will) I hope that our robot overlord welcoming human traitors go first.

[Dillon @ Jul 9th 2008 5:38PM]

I believe that when the robots win, we'll have to listen to techno.

[bedreaded @ Jul 9th 2008 7:03PM]

@ Dillon

"I believe that when the robots win, we'll have to listen to techno."

LMAO By far the best quote of the week!

[BradS @ Jul 10th 2008 8:51AM]

No, we'll be listening to Industrial Music and dancing the Robot (brush up on your '80's history on how to do that)

[SoloSalsa @ Jul 13th 2008 7:24PM]

HECK NO!

[Idlemind @ Jul 9th 2008 3:21PM]

I'll be under my bed cowering in my pee-soaked undies

[DESTOS @ Jul 9th 2008 3:26PM]

I would love to see that puppy with blades for feet.

[GhettoBanjo @ Jul 9th 2008 3:29PM]

does it have any love making features?

[ddub @ Jul 9th 2008 3:32PM]

Is that how you lost your eye?

[GhettoBanjo @ Jul 9th 2008 3:41PM]

I actually think I am just winking...really hard.

You know about Natty Boh? Us Marylanders know it well....

[ddub @ Jul 9th 2008 3:45PM]

No I have no idea what your wierd avatar is.

[nschively @ Jul 9th 2008 4:27PM]

Bohdude!

[Technex @ Jul 9th 2008 8:05PM]

Oh man, the comments here just crack me up.

[kal326 @ Jul 9th 2008 3:43PM]

Time to start working on EMP grenades......

[andres @ Jul 9th 2008 10:42PM]

pftt, you shouldve had them done a long time ago

[axiom @ Jul 9th 2008 3:46PM]

If by "terror" you mean "butt-plug" and "pistons" you mean "pleasure", I'm sold!

[Dave @ Jul 9th 2008 3:45PM]

"...because, after all, it's here to kill us (oops)."

Hilarious. Good blogging, Joshua.

[Denver_80203 @ Jul 9th 2008 3:47PM]

Too wide to go down the stairs... safe in mom's basement

[farinasa @ Jul 9th 2008 4:06PM]

Until it unleashes its mini spider selves.

[Shotgun @ Jul 9th 2008 4:09PM]

Finally, living down there comes in handy

[Stem $ell @ Jul 9th 2008 6:39PM]

I hear the "mini spider-selves" employ overstock Kindles for facial displays, allowing them to reproduce in truly terrifying numbers!

[OneLove @ Jul 9th 2008 3:48PM]

give me some robot head.

[Artie Lange @ Jul 9th 2008 3:50PM]

It looks like a Blue Man and a Robot Wars entry had a child.

[IT-Accountant @ Jul 9th 2008 3:53PM]

The exposed cables appear to link its processing core to its propulsion mechanism(s). We may be able to exploit this weakness to immobilize it while we run for safety.

[ShadowKain @ Jul 9th 2008 4:06PM]

Shei is the same moron I see on other posts, just ignore him.

[ShadowKain @ Jul 9th 2008 4:07PM]

Yawn. Will anyone learn? The joke, "Does it play [insert game here]?" has been overused to infinity. Give it up sheesh...

[Benson @ Jul 9th 2008 4:11PM]

OTOH, it becomes funny when the item in question looks a lot like a monster from that game; the double meaning is seen as funny to most people...

[farinasa @ Jul 9th 2008 4:18PM]

Agreed. I have to say that the whole "FAIL" thing is already getting old as well. You may not agree with me there yet, but you will.

[BlowURmindBowel @ Jul 9th 2008 4:25PM]

The more you make posts like that; the longer it will take for them to stop doing it. They (I) only do it to piss people like you off, and by posting back in the manner that you did you only assure them that they accomplished their goal...

Waytago smart-guy!