weirdmachines

The uncanny valley is a concept invented by Mori explaining the connection between the similarity between a robot and a human and the comfort or familiarity of the experience.

James Portnow and Daniel Floyd explain the uncanny valley in this excellent video and make some suggestions of how it can be related to modern computer games.

Another step to become a Cyborg has been introduced by the Japanese company Honda this week. The system helps people walking or crouching by taking away some of the stress from the muscles. It is still in the prototype phase but should soon come on the market in Japan. It is targeted at elderly people or workers with a job that involves a lot of walking or crouching (e.g. in a factory).

And here is the video, how to walk like Asimo, …weird…fits this blog then.