Acroban: the childlike robot you want to punch (video)
We see a lot of robots around here. But few can evoke emotion without resorting to a doe-eyed visage or plush, Dough-Boy bodice. That’s what makes Acroban so interesting. Dispensing with the cheap parlor tricks, Acroban still comes across as child-like, playful, seemingly dependent upon your care and guidance. Cute, even though it’s a quivering mass of aluminum, wire, and servos with a questionable taste in headwear. Doesn’t mean you won’t punch it in the pie hole now and again just to show it who’s boss — it is a murderous robot after all. See what we mean after the break.
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