Dollywood’s robot singers give me the fear.
But I don’t think anything can beat these British officers in a museum in Singapore. It’s the “uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh” that does it.
Can anyone top this exploration of the horrors of the Uncanny Valley?
I have a feeling that a combo of their expression plus the lighting makes them look like zombies. Either that or they bought these from the lowest bidder. The oldest drugstore in Saint Augustine used to have a mannequin that told the history of old fashioned drug stores. By the time the museum closed the mannequin was looking pretty ratty. Definitely creepy.
Sorry to deviate so quickly into your thread (link is animation, not animatronics), but this was the first thing I thought of when you asked about the horrors of uncanny valley:
http://www.motionportrait.com/e/about/TIminoriHair.swf
That creeps me out.
That’s really a strange flash. Most of the time she looks alright but every once in awhile she looks like she’s been possessed by demons. Very creepy.
Not really creepy, but human-ness of how theBig Dog reacts, especially to the ice, is amazing. It looks like two guys head-to-head.
She’s got incredibly stoned bunny eyes. strange choice.
I agree, I bet they had a lot better display when they were new, but they haven’t had any maintenance or renovation in 20-30 years, and they have lost range of motion, and many functions. Probably the recording of the dialog has been crapped out for years.
Did you move your mouse around? Her eyes and face follow the pointer.
As a kid, I was always creeped out by the animatronic band at Showiz Pizza.
Oh my fucking god.
Thanks, I’m not sleeping tonight.
Who in their right MIND thinks kids should be looking at horrors like that?!
This is puppetry rather than animatronics, but it’s creepy and wonderful at the same time. This is just hypnotic.
I wish I’d been there to witness the entire show of The Sultan’s Elephant.
From the time I was a little kid, and until my brother was 18 and we finally convinced my parents we didn’t want to go any more, we got dragged to Santa’s Village up in Jefferson, NH. It’s a Christmas themed amusement park, and most of it is okay, if a bit silly once you get older.
The part that’s not okay is the show with the talking tree. It looks like a tree, but it’s not a tree. Trees don’t have big wide eyes that blink at you, and mouths to talk and sing. It doesn’t get any less creepy to watch as an adult.
Zoom in on it a few times.
Some think It’s a Small World is cute
Well, since you asked for it…this Daft Punk video will eat your dreams:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtdWHFwmd2o
Um, I hope you enjoy it?
I don’t know whether to laugh or scream.
Computer animation, rather than traditional animatronics, but it definitely sets off my creepy alarm.
Saya , as scary as chucky. When she laughs, it sends chills down my spine.
Anothersinging Japanese robot.
Orange, on the creepo-meter
I forgot this one until I saw the Big Dog… Rockit by Herbie Hancock. That might actually be the worst of the lot. It’s the way the faces look like they’re made of melting wax.