While that perv in the back is busy shooting HRP-4C's firm buttocks shaped from a glossy Stormtrooper alloy, the rest of us can marvel at the fact that Japan has produced a walking, talking fashion robot. Standing at just over 5-feet tall and 95-pounds, HRP-4C, developed by Japan's National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, will make its catwalk debut next week at the Tokyo fashion show. The she-bot features 30 motors spread throughout its body with an additional eight motors in its face for expressing general boredom and
disgust with the help. Its main purpose is entertainment and to attract crowds much like its fleshy counterparts -- so don't expect home cooked meals and laundry service should you take the $200,000 robot home. Unfortunately, HRP-4C didn't function as planned today. Reports say that the robot, "kept looking surprised, opening its mouth and eyes in a stunned expression, when the demonstrator had asked it to smile or look angry." Hmm, sounds like a fully functional model-slash-actress to us.
Update: Video posted after the break that's equal parts creepy and uh, creepy.
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posted March 16th 2009 9:33AM
That guy behind it looks creepy.
Noob!
if you knew the basics of photography, you would know the technical term for such angled shots is called "Side Boob"
He's the master robot.
maybe because it's a woman my dear "???"
The robot has so much paint/makeup on its face its dangerous close to looking like the average East Asian woman.
But whatever, in the dark, under the covers we are all black anyway.
I'LL TAKE TWO !!!!
Does it come in a Miko Lee model?
Something is wrong with Flashpoint!
I think Japanese men will soon start dating Robots........................it's very very obvious that they like them.
If Animes tell us anything, I'd agree with Sea Urchin
Agreed Sea Urchin...
@iGoon#2 :
Dude, you're the noob!, clearly he's pointing his camera to the chick with the glasses' back!
But does it blend?
Am I the only one that's creeped out by this. Jeez I would really love if they stop trying to make these things look human. It gives me the chills.
@iGoon#2: I was not referring to the positioning of the shot, I was referring to the being. That person just looks creepy, period.
@papafew: Long hair and unshaven does not a woman make, especially with the Japanese (who aren't particularly hairy). If you want to compromise, the androgyny involved makes the person creepier. :P
She has huge hands :(
But what does she personally believe about the education such as in South Africa and the Iraq everywhere in such as?
You can't fool me, that's not a sentence.
@JYX
Obviously you have no clue whom I'm referring to.
They should our education over here.
Well no, it was as much a response to the referenced material as you. But you totally ruined the moment by getting all defensive.
JYX:
It caught me out first time too, but then I remembered this gem:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lj3iNxZ8Dww
Well worth a watch.
(Here's Wikipedia's take on it, if you're scared of videos: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miss_Teen_USA_2007#Final_Competition)
most robots don't have maps
They have google maps!
1) too ugly, There are tons of HOT Japanese women to model after
2) Rack is waaay too small, if you are going to improve of the female form at least make it adjustable. (D, DD, DDD)
3) I suspect we will see a new genre of porn soon. Inter-Robotal!
4) AHAHAHAH!!!
You know, I actually loled irl because of this post.
Domo arigato, inter-robotal.
(sorry)
igoon or ihenchmen, or whatever you call yourself. You will never be an internet meme, so stop trying. You're just a troll.
A bigger rack would make it to top-heavy, it would be hotter BUT AT WHAT COST!
1) This thing is actually cheaper than a model.
I prefer Dot Matrix.
"Stop looking up my can!"
Nice ReBoot reference. Love it.
I bet you'd find a chrome skull and glowing red eyes if you pulled that rubber mask off its face...
I'll admit I'm a little scared
Then she says, "Come with me if you want to live" and everything will be ok.
Change the hair to a light-blue and you just about have KOS-MOS from Xenosaga.
here's the movie:
http://www.necn.com/Boston/SciTech/2009/03/16/Japanese-scientist-unveil/1237197705.html
Here's the documentary:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088247/
The guy to the right must be the keymaker, totally!
It's got that expression because it's being taken from behind. The photo, I mean.
Make it look like Kylie Minogue and they have a winner
pfft... what uncanny valley
lqtm... Give it another 20 years. it'll be here soon enough.
It looks surprised because they're forcing it to walk around naked.
It's taken this long for an "I, for one, welcome out robotic blah-blah-blah overlords" post?
D'oh, "OUR robotic ...."
I need a robotic overlord to check my spelling.
We are, BradS, we are...
the link says 200million yen or 3million dollar. not 200,000 dollar.
just FYI.
Whatever... It's just Anthony Daniels, expressing his feminine side.
As usual - Daniels/3PO isn't exactly the most masculine bro on earth/in a galaxy far, far away.
Than this would be She-3Po?
Oh...... so cute! its a baby terminator! just wait 10 more years and they will be killing people :) lol