their humanoid robots really creep me out. I've been to a few conferences for work over the past few months and they usually have a booth and then have someone walking them around by remote control.
The conference venues have concrete flooring, so I just suddenly hear loud rhythmic thumping as these things stomp around a corner.
After the initial "huh that's a cool robot thing" thought, it really started giving me the heebeejeebees.
Also because they make them all faceless and sleek and alien, like a human shaped iPhone. If they instead looked like little Gundams I think they'd be cool.
Probably too many pinch points though.
I’ve felt the same way about mannequins for years
Uncanny Valley is an evolutionary advantage, I’ve surmised
Awkward to think about why tho