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the sad machine doesn’t know that he’s a sad machine

When Dr. Takaaki Kuratate says “rainbow,” for example, Mask-bot flutters its eyelids and responds with an astoundingly elaborate sentence on the subject: “When the sunlight strikes raindrops in the air, they act like a prism and form a rainbow.” And when it talks, Mask-bot also moves its head a little and raises its eyebrows to create a knowledgeable impression.

The ROBO-ONE organizing committee officially announced the dates for the 20th ROBO-ONE Humanoid Robot Competition. The event, which marks the 10 year anniversary of the popular movement, will be held at the Kawasaki City Industrial Promotion Hall on March 24th and 25th, 2012.

While the exact time schedule hasn’t been released for each day yet, we do know that the 24th (Saturday) will feature the 9 meter qualifying speed trials, and the primary attraction on the 25th (Sunday) will be the traditional ROBO-ONE humanoid robot battles for the championship.

The WD-2 scary robot face from Tokyo University can allegedly transform to look like anyone. It has a projector in the rear so it can project video of your face and expressions to make it even more frightening.

Uncanny?

Hey Festo, Cyberdyne called and they want their arm back…

NTRUST: they’ve got the uncanny valley covered.