Get ready for a lot more stories like this, kids. Man, only in Japan would they build a robot designed to love. The experiment gone wrong took place in Kyoto, at a Toshiba robotic research facility.
Why Toshiba is experimenting with hugbots is beyond me, but that’s not the issue here (never thought I’d say that). After the robot (Kenji) became very friendly indeed with a doll, it became infatuated with a female intern. One night it blocked the exit and began to hug her with his enormous hydraulic arms. He expressed his sentiment in animal noises.
The intern phoned lab staff and they freed her, but somehow I doubt this is the last we’ll hear of Kenji. It seems Perry Bible Fellowship was prescient in its prediction:
Am I the only one who’s scared and starting to prepare my bunker for the upcoming robot-human wars?
Be sure to check the “robocalypse” tag.
http://www.crunchgear.com/tag/robocalypse/
Give the psycho’s that keep threatening Michael and the TechCrunch staff I would still rather take my chances with the hug bot over writing a post for your site ;) Okay maybe not, but its still a safer alternative. Great article Devin, very odd, but very funny.
Oh, I don’t think I’m in any danger just yet. :)
I see now, this is why Vista Home Premium didn’t work as expected on my Toshiba A135… It needed a hug, obviously.
hhahahh, a teletubie robot…
C’mon people y’all watched Terminator, act now before it’s too late.
H.U.A.R!!
humansunitedagainstrobots.com