Sweet Merciful Fates: Telenoid R1 Spermbots Offer Telepresence
August 1st, 2010 link to (permalink)
This strange, spermoid robot is a case study. Basically, it’s creators wanted to build something so “unlikable” that their other robots would be downright cuddly in comparison and, more important, they wanted to reduce the mental clutter associated with telepresence.
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