KOBIAN humanoid robot packs full range of emotions to creep you out

Japan's Tmsuk and Waseda University have certainly proven themselves capable of pushing the boundaries of robotics on their own, but few could have been prepared for what they were able devise when they teamed up, their creation itself included. That somewhat startled face you see above is the KOBIAN Emotional Humanoid Robot, which is not only able to walk about and interact with humans, but use its entire body in addition to its facial expressions to display a full range of emotions. That's apparently possible in part thanks to a new double-jointed neck that lets it achieve some more expressive postures and, of course, a slew of motors in its face that lets it move its lips, eyelids and those all-important eyebrows. Still sleeping a little too comfortably? Then head on past the break for the video. There's always a video.

[Via Pink Tentacle]

[Rob Conway @ May 25th 2009 7:50AM]

Cylons here we come!

[m.schipperheyn @ May 25th 2009 7:58AM]

A military version will apparently be outfitted with an M60 machine gun. Service with a smile!

[Unknown @ May 25th 2009 7:57AM]

Its like a really camp and "special" person! pretty scary.

[Richard Lai @ May 25th 2009 7:57AM]

Wow. The robot has more emotions than the two guys stood at the back.

[sacapuntas @ May 25th 2009 12:08PM]

Those 'guys' are the second production wave!!!

[PW @ May 25th 2009 7:58AM]

Swaaaneeee how I love ya, how I love ya, my dear old Swaneeee!

[arsenal27 @ May 25th 2009 7:58AM]

truly creepy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[bublik @ May 25th 2009 7:58AM]

blow job mouth)

[serge @ May 25th 2009 9:59AM]

You read my mind. im pretty sure you'd get shocked once u insert ur 'battery'.

[loosely_coupled @ May 26th 2009 1:18AM]

And new double-jointed neck!

[Lippy @ May 28th 2009 3:23AM]

You are an incredible robot, A.W.E.S.O.M.-O. I was just wondering, are you by chance a *pleasure* model?

[AlCabone @ May 25th 2009 8:05AM]

I don't give it more than 50 years and cyborgs will be everywhere. It's been a great run for us silly humans.

[mirakutea @ May 25th 2009 8:40AM]

a cyborg is a human with mechanical/whatever 'enhancements'.

[DER GORF @ May 25th 2009 10:26AM]

@mirakutea

Or a robot with human/animal components.

[strider_mt2k @ May 25th 2009 8:10AM]

I'll second those emotions...

[Darwin @ May 25th 2009 8:23AM]

seems like it needs to use the toilet

[zacheryjensen @ May 25th 2009 8:28AM]

This seems like... a great replacement for mimes! Get back to work you lazy (but quiet) bums!

[Wwhat @ May 25th 2009 11:30AM]

There isn't much on this earth that isn't a great replacement of mimes.

[gonintendo @ May 25th 2009 10:42AM]

I read that as COBAIN humanoid robot and thought wtf?

[TRS @ May 25th 2009 10:46AM]

HAHAHAAHA the best one is at 0:57
is that supposed to be 'seductive'??

[Gad Get @ May 25th 2009 4:41PM]

If so, the programmers definitely need to get out more.

[Wwhat @ May 25th 2009 11:02AM]

Any data on where the weak spot on his powersource is located, or how it's most speedily incapacitated? That is info that should be shared ASAP, TIA.

Incidentally I don't have any sound on that video, what gives? (I do with other youtubes and have a current flash version)

[James Barsby @ May 25th 2009 12:05PM]

Marvin's evil twin, it even has 'Genuine People Personalities'.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marvin_the_Paranoid_Android

[cherylmikela @ May 25th 2009 12:13PM]

The red lips are so creepy and how exactly will it "interact" with humans?

[coolroman123 @ May 25th 2009 1:19PM]

That is kinda creepy...

[Chris @ May 25th 2009 1:44PM]

We love to compete, and that plays into natural selection. If one company doesn't invent the robot that will eventually make us extinct, another will.

We will never learn to step outside the box, and act with some wisdom. Wisdom will always be seen as weakness by the foolish. So, yes, here come the Cylons. Enjoy your life in the mean time.

[Killa Gorillaz @ May 25th 2009 1:52PM]

lol at 0:53 not the face! not the face!

[Chris @ May 25th 2009 2:03PM]

tho, yeah, if we can keep it stuck on the face at 0:53-0:57, we won't have much to worry about. xD

[Dan Davis @ May 25th 2009 2:22PM]

Sarah Palin's strategy for the 2012 election: become a cyborg to court the geek vote.

And you thought John McCain was robotic!

[Consequence_9 @ May 25th 2009 4:15PM]

roblow-up-doll

[Adis @ May 25th 2009 4:29PM]

LOL
Soon you can put a "Flash-light" (artificial vagina) on this thing, some nice looking boobs and lips - amd you'll have a cleaning-non-talking houswife at home. Any one? :D

This is getting scary, soon there will come a terminator that wants to screw you and then kill you........"Beware, In a city near you"

[va jj @ May 25th 2009 4:51PM]

he apparantly puts on red lipstick.

[WiredEarp @ May 25th 2009 7:57PM]

Do we really need gay robots?

[PW @ May 25th 2009 8:30PM]

It's never a matter of need.