There's an 'interactive multimedia sculpture' outside of my old work; it was a large round screen with a camera mounted off to the side. It'd take face pictures (presumably using similar recognition technology) and then project them on a huge wall nearby. I always considered it the dumbest, ugliest piece of public art I'd seen. This, on the other hand, is cool! I think it's the anthropomorphizing of the device, and specifically the arachnid formation. I wonder if I'd feel the same way if it was humanoid or canine or bunnyoid instead of a hexapod. posted by carsonb at 12:16 PM on August 3, 2008
This thing is amazing and creepy. I do find it sort of annoying that people say it has a "personality," though; until it can make decisions and act creatively it doesn't.
Ooh, very cool. I want to get two of them to take pictures of each other. Better yet, put a rubber mask or something on the rear end of each one and have them chase each other around trying to snap pictures in a kind of robot version of tag. posted by wanderingmind at 12:17 PM on August 3, 2008
All I can think of is Minority Report. Still, a very impressive application of technology. Looks like we are well on track with the SOP of militarizing it.
Now, the scientists have a few years to complete fitting it with iris scanners while we put the finishing touches on our good and bad people lists. posted by meinvt at 12:38 PM on August 3, 2008
Previously (not a double, AFAICT, but I love the incredible control) posted by DU at 5:16 PM on August 3, 2008
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