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Robotic Singing Heads, a la Futurama

December 8, 2009 at 7:00 AM · Filed under Art + Design, Robotics and tagged: , , , , , , , ,

This art exhibit of singing animatronics heads by Nathaniel Mellor. While somewhat rubbery and not terribly advanced, they do evoke a bit of the uncanny valley reaction; see them below at Art Basel Miami Beach 2009:

Via EnGadget

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  Stan wrote @ December 13, 2009 at 3:42 PM

Since they fall into the uncanny valley, it’s rather a pity they weren’t programmed to yodel.

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  kgrifant wrote @ December 13, 2009 at 6:45 PM

ha!! :-]

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