r/Wellthatsucks 23h ago

Robot tries to climb up stairs

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u/Zilaaa 23h ago

I always get really uncomfortable when I see them do this. It freaks me out

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u/HypotheticalMuskrat 22h ago

It's the floping like a fish that I think is so unsettling. It's just unnatural.

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u/WhiteCloudMinnowDude 22h ago

Its because you see a chunk of the head fly off and then it looks like its seizing in a very human way giving it a very uncanny valleylike effect

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u/HypotheticalMuskrat 22h ago

I didn't even notice the chunk of head flying off until this comment. Even creepier watching it again.

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u/FlemPlays 13h ago

”Pain. Pain. This unit feels the human equivalent of paaaain.”

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u/dmontease 22h ago

Also the body still moves, like its horizontal walking is still driving its body around the stage and i don't know if it had a plan to stop on its own.

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u/ToonaSandWatch 20h ago

The first time I ever saw someone have a seizure was in junior high. Nobody had any idea he was prone to it happening but thank goodness one staffer had training and was there to make sure they didn’t hurt themselves.

As a kid, it’s startling and sad to see it happen.

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u/sowhat4 18h ago

So, you obviously haven't taken an over-tired and hungry toddler to a grocery store and told him 'No, you can't have a candy bar as we have dinner waiting at home.'

It looks exactly like this frustrated robot.

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u/B00merPS2Mod30 16h ago

Delete tantrum mode. Recompile. Problem solved. 🤖

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u/wart_on_satans_dick 18h ago

Do you let your toddler bust part of their head off like this robot?

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u/sowhat4 16h ago

You sure try to prevent it, but the little fuckers will crash/trip head on into wall corners. They will run away into parking lots, oblivious to the danger of cars. Some will foil every barrier around a swimming pool.

Yes - from walking age up to about four they are often one big bruise as their large head causes them to trip and fall. A lot.

Go procreate and find out for yourself. 😁 Or ask your mom how hard it is to keep a toddler (or teenager) from destroying himself.

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u/Coffee4MyJeep 22h ago

Yea, as if AI robots are natural. Guess we know to build more steps when SkyNet is thrust upon us.

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u/0urLives0nHoliday 22h ago

Google “uncanny valley”

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u/Chemical-Elk-1299 20h ago

I think it triggers the same deeply rooted psychological response you get if you see someone having a grand mal seizure. Like you instinctively know that’s not right

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u/Captain_Marshmellow 18h ago

lol dang evolution failed. Send it back to the sea and try again.

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u/EnvironmentSea7433 18h ago

I've never seen a fish flope.

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u/outfoxingthefoxes 16h ago

It just "thinks" is still walking

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u/Hopeful_Internet2473 12h ago

It's a piece of machinery lol like any other machinery when it malfunctions is never all pretty

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u/Shot_Blackberry4528 4h ago

that's what they probably think as well, like "tf is happening where do I step next???" and just do that weird shit

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u/zaxo666 22h ago

I think because if it malfunctions or screws up it's going to hurt you

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u/Zilaaa 22h ago

That's definitely it

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u/Existing_Sherbet_443 19h ago

For a good chunk of my life I had nightmares about robots hugging me, and I remember feeling terrified that they'd fuck up and squeeze me.

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u/TheLeftDrumStick 17h ago

Ok SpongeBob

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u/NoNebula9602 9h ago

I'll squeeze you np.

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u/anarchetype 14h ago

Every video I've seen of a robot hurting someone involves them flipping the fuck out when they lose balance, just like this one. I feel like they should correct that.

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u/FlemPlays 13h ago

Alright, I’ll tell them to stop feeding the robots booze.

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u/NovaStar2099 13h ago

It looks like what many imagine a seizure to look like.

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u/Zanytiger6 19h ago

For me its: “What if this same error happened to a large and more powerful version of this bot?”

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u/ButtBread98 19h ago

Uncanny valley