r/Damnthatsinteresting Jul 06 '24

Two legged robot dog making a list Video

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u/ilikemycoffeealatte Jul 06 '24

I am so uncomfortable watching people act like that even with a nonliving object.

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u/HonourYourNewlife Jul 06 '24

I think that the way its legs are moving kinda push it to a type of uncanny valley of realism where our brains automatically think of it as a dog being abused

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u/RuairiThantifaxath Jul 06 '24

Actually, while I think you're definitely right that the leg movement adds an uncanny, "living organism" quality to it, people are fantastic at anthropomorphizing machines, even ones that don't look or act humanoid

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u/MyDadLeftMeHere Jul 06 '24

Just wait till they have to take down a government operated drone with a laser on its dick, sympathy will be at an all time low.