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It doesn't matter how many times I see, I don't think BigDog will ever be not creepy.
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http://gizmodo.com/368651/new-video-...ing-its-spooky

Damn uncanny valley.



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Re: It doesn't matter how many times I see, I don't think BigDog will ever be not creepy.
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bwaaaaaaaaahaaaaaaahaaaaaaah... that alone would freak me out.

What's that soun.. oh **** what's that THING?!?!?!


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Creepy as ****. Start releasing those things in the Middle East and people will be to scared to do anything!


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half life 2?


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Yes! Yes. Hunters. Definitely.

All they need now is antimatter dart launchers.


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That thing isn't anywhere near the uncanny valley--unless you're a cow, I suppose.

But yes, it is a bit strange to see our evolutionary betters in the making--by us.



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Metal Gear?!?


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That's totally Metal Gear! And wtf! The part where it gets to the ice... this is amazing!



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Trolo said:
That thing isn't anywhere near the uncanny valley--unless you're a cow, I suppose.

But yes, it is a bit strange to see our evolutionary betters in the making--by us.
I wasn't aware that the uncanny valley only applied to humanoid nonlife entities. The thing is still too life-like for a robot, thus why people are creeped the hell out by it.



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Re: It doesn't matter how many times I see, I don't think BigDog will ever be not cre
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Well, it depends on how you define it, I suppose. I've usually heard it used more specifically with "the closer it is to human, the freakier it is"--but if you made it broader, it could be "the closer it is to biological, the freakier it is."


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Re: It doesn't matter how many times I see, I don't think BigDog will ever be not creepy.
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New video footage of the robotic dog has been released.

http://www.break.com/index/more-vide...botic-dog.html

It seems to be getting more creepy. Especially for women on park benches.


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Hahahaha. I was thinking those legs looked awfully human-like. And then they started dancing.


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Re: It doesn't matter how many times I see, I don't think BigDog will ever be not creepy.
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Montag McCleaud said:
New video footage of the robotic dog has been released.

http://www.break.com/index/more-vide...botic-dog.html

It seems to be getting more creepy. Especially for women on park benches.
Haha you BASTARD I wasn't paying enough attention and thought it was real until the end.


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Until the end? The part where they got knocked over wasn't enough? Let alone the fact that their legs should be a dead give away.


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Haha that was awesome!




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