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Creepy Robot Threatens to Destroy Humanity

Posted November 13, 2008 10:20 AM

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A creepy robot head named "Jules" talks, makes facial expressions, gets angry and jokes darkly about DESTROYING HUMANITY. (The closer researchers get to realism, the creepier the robots get.) In this case, the robot head is a project called Human-Robot Interaction created by the Bristol Robotics Laboratory of the University of the West of England and the University of Bristol.

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11/14/2008 10:29 AM

If this is an actual robot-head and not some photo wizardry, it is scary, because I think perhaps one of these robot-heads got loose and is currently acting as the President of the US. I notice a lot of similar lip movements, etc.
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11/14/2008 2:35 PM

Now wait a minute; this robot appears to have some semblence of intelligence so it can't be GW. Sorry about that; I think he got led down the wrong path to the dark side by his VP and big biz bubbas.

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11/15/2008 11:43 AM

I agree with your comment, but he couldn't be all that bright if he as Commander in Chief allows his VP and cronnies to mislead him. A president is supposed to be a thinker.
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12/01/2008 12:28 AM

Sadly that Video is "No longer available" at the above weblink.

There are some pics here: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1085059/Pictured-The-robot-pull-faces-just-like-human-being.html

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