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It's a velociraptor... on rollerblades.
yellowoftops · 141 days ago · link ·
Seriously the fact that they ended on a jump freeze is the greatest thing that they could have possibly done with the exception of it giving Zach Morris a high five.
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CrazyEyeJoe · 142 days ago · link ·
Much less terrifying than the Mule, since its movements have far less of the jerky horror of that foul beast. However, it's still a bit creepy. Other than that, this is an incredible display of robotics, I'm very impressed!
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CrazyEyeJoe · 141 days ago · link ·
The movements still have a bit of the unnaural characteristics from the Mule. I probably wouldn't have noticed it if I hadn't seen the Mule before, though. For the record, I'm talking about this (which it turns out is actually called BigDog):
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ThatFanficGuy · 141 days ago · link ·
Does that feel unnerving to you? I haven't noticed anything abnormal about it. It doesn't trigger anything like the Uncanny Valley for me. A robot is a robot.
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CrazyEyeJoe · 141 days ago · link ·
Absolutely. Those legs look like something out of an 80s horror movie, with the jerky movements of a stop-motion special effect. Honestly, I don't think I've ever seen anything deeper into the uncanny valley than that unholy abomination. The first time I saw it, I started imagining it walking towards me and accidentally ripping off one of my limbs or something. I am however still impressed by the technology.
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ThatFanficGuy · 141 days ago · link ·
Interesting. Are you sure it's the Uncanny Valley and not your preconception of an Evil Robot Out There to Murder You?
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CrazyEyeJoe · 141 days ago · link ·
Who knows, really, but I don't walk around with fantasies of murderous robots, so I'm siding with the Uncanny Valley theory.
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ThatFanficGuy · 141 days ago · link ·
And yet here you are, fantasizing about a robot being murderous when there's no indication for it whatsoever.