Japanese push-up robot loses arms

Awesome robot horror. Wait around for the limb dismemberment.

[via Pushup Robot with No Arms]

1. [tomservojr]

   The hell?

2. [David Carroll]

   What is wrong with you people?

   First you post story about robot with a giant one-eyed wonder weasel, and now you’ve got another robot humping the floor with children watching!

   Keep up the good work!

3. [kylejbritt]

   I was reading an article in this month’s Wired that was talking about the future of robot rights. It suggested that as robots get more humanoid that we may start to establish rules as to the treatment of them. This is all supposedly for OUR benefit, for the grief center of our brain that cringes a little when we see a youtube video of Tickle Me Elmo burning.

   If this kid in the video is any indication, no such rights need exist. He didn’t even flinch when the arms flew off.

4. [James Holden]

   I for one welcome our… Oh. Looks like they’re not quite ready yet.

5. [crushthemall]

   Jack Black’s c**k pushups?

6. [Garr]

   JEeeze I’m drunk and this just made my evening. Hilarious. Macabre, yet hilarious…

7. [hokano]

   I had been considering an eyebrow trim. But no way! Now I intend to let them grow at least until I can do armless push-ups.

   Finally, something to live for!

8. [Alan]

   I want to visit Japan, the land where nothing makes sense. I mean, yeah, it’s bizarre that the arms fell off, but what was the deal with the eyebrows? What does it mean? And why was that little kid completely unfazed by the whole thing?

9. [Lea Hernandez]

   I would really love a context for this. The gut reaction I had to it was much like when I was watching Sesame Street and one muppet sang while taking apart another. Shuddesome.

10. [kiltreiser]

    What the sweet zombie jesus? Why are eyebrows coming out of his brain? What’s going on???