# That Humanoid Robot Built by Some Car Company \[shudder\] **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 12, 2002, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-humanoid-robot-built-by-some-car-company-shudder/118630 "2002-07-12T14:39:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2002, 7:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-humanoid-robot-built-by-some-car-company-shudder/118630/61 "2002-07-16T07:45:36Z")
I don’t find it at all creepy; it’s fascinatting and I’d love to see it close up. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2002, 7:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-humanoid-robot-built-by-some-car-company-shudder/118630/62 "2002-07-16T07:47:52Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Charmian \* > \*\*I’m still waiting to see what’s under that astronaut visor… It’s real face! \*\* You’ve been watching too much _RoboCop_ (perhaps you can tell me why RoboCop never gets shot in the chin, hmmm?). ---
**Author:** ![Terminus\_Est](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terminus_est/32/3087_2.png) [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2002, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-humanoid-robot-built-by-some-car-company-shudder/118630/63 "2002-07-16T15:54:34Z")
Count me in among those who think “WTF?” Not about the robot. I think it’s cool. No, I wonder why other people think it’s creepy. Asimov was right. ---
**Author:** ![raz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@raz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raz)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2002, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-humanoid-robot-built-by-some-car-company-shudder/118630/64 "2002-07-16T18:57:27Z")
Well, If it’s so damn creepy looking, you can always just put pants and a shirt on it. Really, I think that would take the creepiness factor down to about zero. If the face still creeps you out, you can put a baseball hat or some sort of non-scary halloween mask on it. ---
**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2002, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-humanoid-robot-built-by-some-car-company-shudder/118630/65 "2002-07-17T04:39:57Z")
**DocCathode** : Since when do gorillas go deep-sea diving? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![DocCathode](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doccathode/32/18773_2.png) [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2002, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-humanoid-robot-built-by-some-car-company-shudder/118630/66 "2002-07-17T05:01:17Z")
My introduction to the Sons Of Ether was a depiction of a lovely Scientist and her servant. A perfect copy of Ro-Man, standing 3 feet tall and holding a serving tray. Now, this thread gives me the perfect opportunity to share that image with others, and I can’t find it!:mad: BTW- I think I understand why the Lady Eve is so shaken by this ad. What is proper attire for a robot? How does a lady address a robot? What happens if two women arrive at a ball to find that they have identical robots? It’s not the thought of Asimo going mad like some tiny HAL. Her fear is that unlike HAL (I’m sorry. I can’t do that, Dave) Asimo won’t be polite while running amok. ---
**Author:** ![Horseflesh](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horseflesh/32/7502_2.png) [@Horseflesh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horseflesh)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2002, 6:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-humanoid-robot-built-by-some-car-company-shudder/118630/67 "2002-07-17T06:44:57Z")
I’m gonna set my Asimo to Cylon voice mode. When I get one that is. Think he’ll have the Honda emblem on him? ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2002, 8:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-humanoid-robot-built-by-some-car-company-shudder/118630/68 "2002-07-17T08:00:46Z")
I think I’m right in saying that ASIMO is not particularly dextrous; the hands appear to have independent fingers but they alway just seem to roll open one finger at a time and close in the reverse fashion. Most of the work has gone into the balance and locomotion, which nobody can deny is pretty impressive. I want one. ---
**Author:** ![Sam\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2002, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-humanoid-robot-built-by-some-car-company-shudder/118630/69 "2002-07-18T05:31:58Z")
I think the biggest fear with Asimo is that you’ll lay out ten thousand bucks or something, and it’ll turn out to be LAME. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-humanoid-robot-built-by-some-car-company-shudder/118630.md?page=3)