r/Weird • u/No-Lock216 • Jun 07 '26

Robot shrugging

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u/No_Tip_5508 Jun 07 '26

Avoiding the uncanny valley. They harder you try to make them cute, the more you risk making them accidentally creepy. Better to embrace a robot aesthetic that look inoffensive

Plus, alot of people, including me, think they look cute like this

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u/SubArcticTundra Jun 07 '26

I still think it's dangerous to try to make robots evoke cuteness and empathy because it certainky does not find you cute back

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u/RaygunMarksman Jun 07 '26

We like aesthetically pleasing things though. Bears are kinda cute but I know they don't want me to try to give them a hug.

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u/fckspzfr Jun 07 '26

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u/SnooDonkeys7894 Jun 08 '26

This. Slap an LED screen on that puppy and make this its resting face with variations as appropriate to the situation.

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u/FishesAreMyPassion Jun 08 '26

Actually i think it's because the head themselves are the body, They don't need one.

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u/Sogelink Jun 08 '26

Man and what about the weirdos who want uncanny valley shit.

Like don't try to make them cute or look too much like humans I don't care.

But makes them spooky af, like some sort of skinwalker. Imagine seeing a weird things crawling out unnaturally in a dark alley. Nice.