Researchers create life-saving uBOT-5 robot, play dress-up with it
We could go on about the uBOT-5's ability to detect when a person has fallen down, check their vital signs, and dial 911 -- but, seriously, is there anything we can possibly add to that picture?
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Rainier @ Apr 17th 2008 3:42PM
That's just too freaky looking!
pismodude @ Apr 17th 2008 7:19PM
Ex-term-in-ate, EXTERMINATE!!!
Timmy @ Apr 18th 2008 10:11AM
It has the hands of the little boxing Nuns puppets.
(reference the movie Big where tom hanks punches himself in the face with it)
gabe @ Apr 17th 2008 3:45PM
haha - so tempting to push that thing over
gad get @ Apr 18th 2008 12:29AM
That guy must've been given a horrible time back in school.
I hope intelligent robots are less nerdy than that when they arrive, or we could see a lot of robot bullying and suicides in the future!
At least he's not using one of those body-laptop interfaces.
Anthony @ Apr 17th 2008 3:45PM
Rock'em Sock'em 2.0?
Joe @ Apr 17th 2008 4:15PM
I'd say more of a boxing nun.
FreeRange @ Apr 17th 2008 3:46PM
Looks like a Rock `Em, Sock `Em Robot is still punching Grandma even when she's down...
Crayola @ Apr 17th 2008 3:46PM
Wow! Punch and Judy goes 21st century!
daedalus @ Apr 17th 2008 3:47PM
puddle of urine, a funny hat, kittens, ms paint semen stains... I can think of plenty of things you can add to that picture
FreeRange @ Apr 17th 2008 3:48PM
I was a minute too late. I'll live. Not sure about Grandma..thank God the robot is there to help her.
Insert Name Here @ Apr 17th 2008 10:54PM
Help her my ass, that thing is trying to steal her medicine for fuel!!!! I hope she has Old Glory robot insurance....
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1435090770451224720
Alex Yee @ Apr 17th 2008 3:49PM
this looks like the robot in the new MGS
Richard Lai @ Apr 17th 2008 3:54PM
SuperPoke!
billmao @ Apr 17th 2008 4:00PM
"Legs are just for decoration, that's what people high up don't understand."
Hidingunder Rock @ Apr 17th 2008 4:00PM
Segway doc rob?
nth256 @ Apr 17th 2008 4:01PM
Possible captions:
"Why, mommy!? Why didn't you give me hands!?"
-or-
"Dammit, bitch! I told you - 10W30!"
dBs @ Apr 17th 2008 4:09PM
Rock'em Sock'em Robots turn on their old lady masters!
phanbouy @ Apr 17th 2008 4:10PM
Straight outta Gilliam's "Brazil"
Chicksta @ Apr 17th 2008 5:19PM
And four comments down, there's a picture of him!
snowglyder @ Apr 17th 2008 4:17PM
Good thing the camera is properly calibrated. That old lady would be in for an unwelcomed surprise!
iptydafu @ Apr 17th 2008 4:18PM
Were the engineers on thalidomide?
CharlieX @ Apr 17th 2008 4:23PM
Grandma didn't fare so well in the shot drinking contest, eh?
patsy @ Apr 17th 2008 4:38PM
How about replacing the on-screen head with Holly from Red Dwarf? But seriously, a face on a screen?!
boe @ Apr 17th 2008 4:40PM
Is it me or is it reaching for that person's wallet?
Lupo @ Apr 17th 2008 6:09PM
I was thinking more of reassuring embrace but now that you mention it...
Darthkijan @ Apr 17th 2008 11:22PM
Bender V.3.0 stealing-wallet chip enhanced
Koitenshin @ Apr 17th 2008 4:44PM
"uBOT-5 is alive, need more input"
phanbouy @ Apr 17th 2008 4:48PM
is that a shiny metallic terminator skull on the top of that disturbing face-video screen?
Lupo @ Apr 17th 2008 6:06PM
much worse
hypereric @ Apr 17th 2008 4:57PM
April 17th, 2008. Mark this date and remember it well (and trust me, you *will*).
SkyPron has become sentinent. And by the looks of it, about to commence with the first anal probe to study our defects.
linoge @ Apr 17th 2008 4:57PM
its robocop 2 all over again
Stem $ell @ Apr 17th 2008 5:00PM
Energiz... er, Enemizer Bunny™
Dan Davis @ Apr 17th 2008 5:00PM
MILF pr0n from the year 2112.
Eh @ Apr 18th 2008 12:48AM
apparently the ILF part holds no meaning in 2112
couchpundit @ Apr 17th 2008 5:03PM
BODY BLOW! BODY BLOW!
For2itous @ Apr 17th 2008 5:05PM
Gotta, um, 'hand' it to ya...thou art a master of dark humor!
John S @ Apr 17th 2008 5:09PM
so _that's_ who's been stealing kidneys from unsuspecting tourists....
Sparky @ Apr 17th 2008 5:16PM
"I can has cheezburger?"
or
"Mah new job. Not so grate akshully."
or even
"Oh hai."
webon @ Apr 17th 2008 5:21PM
Finish her!
...FATALITY!
94 taurus owner @ Apr 17th 2008 5:27PM
I saw something like this on ER.
The Future @ Apr 17th 2008 5:33PM
http://www-robotics.cs.umass.edu/Robots/UBot-5
Here, you can find really good information about this marvel
dajimmers @ Apr 17th 2008 10:41PM
Good find. Scroll down at the link for videos. They're making new hand tools for it too. One is "supposedly" for the benign task of throwing a baseball, but it looks like it could probably disembowel you too...
Darkroom @ Apr 17th 2008 5:35PM
looks like robo-hero is equipped with the Quickcam Orbit webcam.
phanbouy @ Apr 17th 2008 5:47PM
i thought that was a miniature terminator head. ah well, one can dream...
mathiasx @ Apr 17th 2008 5:52PM
but what happens when 911-dialer-robot falls over and can't get up? WHAT THEN?!
jo3 @ Apr 17th 2008 6:01PM
add some wheel wells that look like tiny pants.
Lupo @ Apr 17th 2008 6:05PM
tiny pants = +1
johannespeter @ Apr 17th 2008 6:02PM
Tsk tsk tsk, engadget needs to work on their proofreading:
"is there anything can we possibly add to that picture?"
Mills @ Apr 17th 2008 6:09PM
I think the picture could be amended with large letters reading:
FAIL