Meet the Telenoid R1, a Casper-like robot that will haunt your dreams
source: http://io9.com/5601761/meet-the-telenoid-r1-a-casper+like-robot-that-will-haunt-your-dreams
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From reading the io9 article, it sounds like this robot is designed as a replacement for the home phone. Why speak to someone far away with a stick to your face, when you can use a creepy moving blob robot instead. I like the idea, but it does look like a creature from Eraserhead.
"The silicon-skinned Telenoid R1 was designed to be entirely featureless so that people in its presence can project their vision of the Telenoid's user onto the little glob. Even Ishiguro and his team acknowledge that the Telenoid's appearance is a smidge disconcerting"-Io9
The video looks like their recording a promo for the robot or testing out how it works with people.
"The silicon-skinned Telenoid R1 was designed to be entirely featureless so that people in its presence can project their vision of the Telenoid's user onto the little glob. Even Ishiguro and his team acknowledge that the Telenoid's appearance is a smidge disconcerting"-Io9
The video looks like their recording a promo for the robot or testing out how it works with people.
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