I love these old demo photoshoots. I would be willing to bet these pictures were taken with the robot arms powered down, and probably completely disconnected from their power supply for safety. There is a similar set of black and white shots from the same era showing a worker in a giant robot exoskeleton called HANDYMAN – something GM invested some money in back in the 1960s. They never actually put a human in it when it was switched on due to the system’s tendency towards (to quote from the final report on the project) “violent and uncommanded movements”.
UnholyLizard65 on
Sorry, but the only thing my brains conjures while seeing this picture is family guy reference 😬
Right now, Mobot is probably in a landfill somewhere.
Rezolution134 on
It was remotely controlled, not autonomous. I wonder if she knew…
genericdude999 on
what could go wrong?
BevansDesign on
*DRESS-ZIPPING PROTOCOL NOT FOUND, SWITCHING TO BACKUP SPINE REMOVAL PROTOCOL.*
imjerry on
Hope it’s been able to help, if your username is accurate…
electriclux on
To shreds, you say
Ulfednar on
The Techmarines had very different priorities back then.
TheAGolds on
Doc Oc Sr.
iwasnotarobot on
All that to avoid paying someone a wage.
rugbat on
Shades of Codsworth.
marmaladecorgi on
I picture Alfred Molina sitting in the box with a perverse grin on his face.
SittingEames on
Someone thought this was an easier option than improving women’s clothing. They recognized a problem and came up with the most ridiculous solution imaginable.
Alternative-Way-8753 on
Another example of robots taking the jobs we humans actually WANT to do.
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Wonderful! I love those retro pipe arms
Doc oc
I love these old demo photoshoots. I would be willing to bet these pictures were taken with the robot arms powered down, and probably completely disconnected from their power supply for safety. There is a similar set of black and white shots from the same era showing a worker in a giant robot exoskeleton called HANDYMAN – something GM invested some money in back in the 1960s. They never actually put a human in it when it was switched on due to the system’s tendency towards (to quote from the final report on the project) “violent and uncommanded movements”.
Sorry, but the only thing my brains conjures while seeing this picture is family guy reference 😬
https://youtu.be/E02PwNTShoc
If Mobot is broken then I’d be happy to fill in.
… or undressed.
Mobot “helping” a woman get dressed.
Right now, Mobot is probably in a landfill somewhere.
It was remotely controlled, not autonomous. I wonder if she knew…
what could go wrong?
*DRESS-ZIPPING PROTOCOL NOT FOUND, SWITCHING TO BACKUP SPINE REMOVAL PROTOCOL.*
Hope it’s been able to help, if your username is accurate…
To shreds, you say
The Techmarines had very different priorities back then.
Doc Oc Sr.
All that to avoid paying someone a wage.
Shades of Codsworth.
I picture Alfred Molina sitting in the box with a perverse grin on his face.
Someone thought this was an easier option than improving women’s clothing. They recognized a problem and came up with the most ridiculous solution imaginable.
Another example of robots taking the jobs we humans actually WANT to do.
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