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"If you think robots might one day control human beings, then you are right, because the process is already underway. The Viking mega-robot “Little Big Man” is controlled by another robot, which makes it believable to think that robots might eventually control humans too. The tinier robot is placed within a neon cave in the bigger Viking’s radio cabinet chest.

Showcased at the San Jose Museum of Art, the robot was built by Nemo Gould. Nemo has also built other robots such as the “Above It All,” which has a tripod-like design and follows the same pattern of having a robot within a robot. The toad, the deer, and the blink, which is made of recycled materials, are some of the other interesting robot models by Nemo Gould..."
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EddieStarr
  • added September 11, 2008

10 comments // Robot Controlled Robot

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    Oh great, now bureaucracy has extended to robots, something that was supposed to make our lives easier.

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    YES AI is ALIVE!

    sweens
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    What's so scary about a robot that's programmed to control another robot? It's not AI. It's us programming a machine to control another machine.

    unk_derek
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    That is so cute! My PC controls my printer, you know. this reminds me of the dark ages with homunculi and such.

    arturogarza
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    Surely there's a definition issue here - wouldn't a robot inside another robot, controlling its functions - or indeed two robots where one controls the other just count as.. *one* robot with different components? I find it a tough stretch of the imagination to put a human in the place of robot number two - unless, that is, they invent a way they can automatically (and conciously somehow) control our neurons... *is scared*

    purplefox
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    It's just a piece of art, not an actual robot.

    asherp
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    AHHHHHHHHHHH! SKYNET! JUDGMENT DAY! CYBERNETIC ORGANISMS WITH NEURO-NET PROCESSORS!

    just kidding.

    simonedward
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    Batteries not included?

    trackstaff
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    not as scary as a "Government controlled Government"

    dwb2585
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    This is an artpiece, and the robot is not controlling the bigger robot any more than the steering wheel in your car controls where your car goes. Cutsie, but from the tech aspect, pretty lame.

    Vid:
    http://io9.com/5046558/a-robot-within-a-robot-swaddled-in-a-wooden-radio-cabinet

    inorganik
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