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Russian State TV Shows Off 'Robot' That's Actually a Man In a Robot Suit (gizmodo.com)
A "hi-tech robot" shown on Russian state television turns out to be a man in a suit. While airing footage of a technology forum aimed at kids, a Russian state TV reporter proclaimed that Boris the robot "has already learned to dance and he's not that bad." Gizmodo reports: This "robot" actually retails for 250,000 rubles (about $3,770), as first reported by the Guardian, and is made by a company called Show Robots. "Boris" features glowing eyes, and plastic parts -- and shockingly human-like movements. Probably because he needs a human inside to operate properly. This faux-robot (fauxbot?) mystery was actually first unraveled when some eagled-eyed Russian viewers on the internet noticed that a suspiciously human-like neck was showing in the video. The report notes that "there's no indication" that there was intent to deceive anyone. Instead, it "appears to be a case of a TV presenter getting confused with what he believed to be 'modern robots.'" You can watch the broadcast on Russia-24's YouTube channel.
We are now living in an Andy Kaufman sketch.
You are welcome on my lawn.
Can he spread fake news, like a real Russian bot?
Wow, next you'll tell me that yellow bird from Sesame street is not actually a bird but a man in costume?
How is this news?
This "robot" actually retails for 250,000 rubles (about $3,770), as first reported by the Guardian, and is made by a company called Show Robots.
Does it come with a human inside? This might be the only employment open to anyone in the future.
Pelevin did it.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omon_Ra
Words mean whatever you want them to mean, especially if you're in marketing.
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... the mechanism appeared to be able to play a strong game of chess against a human opponent
Been there, done that. (Well, read about it anyway.)
"The Turk, also known as the Mechanical Turk or Automaton Chess Player was a fake chess-playing machine constructed in the late 18th century. From 1770 until its destruction by fire in 1854
The Turk was in fact a mechanical illusion that allowed a human chess master hiding inside to operate the machine."
But I bet he couldn't dance worth a Pawn.
If the universe is someone's simulation -- does that mean the stars are just stuck pixels?
Where the Soviets showcase the glorious developments of Russian ingenuity in an international display of new appliances, where they demo a potato peeling machine. Demonstrating it to the politburo, the inventor picks up a potato from a bucket, throws it into the machine and a few seconds of working very quietly later, a peeled potato is thrown out of the machine. An apparatchik is overwhelmed with joy, takes the bucket and dumps it into the machine, which prompts a rustling and a small door opens where an old babushka looks out and cries "Please, not so many, I'm alone this week".
We used to have a Bill of Rights. Now, with the rights gone, all we have left is the bill.
It's a kids show. Here's a spoiler for you - the big purple dinosaur called Barney is also (gasp!) a dude in a suit.
Seven puppies were harmed during the making of this post.
Interesting, if anyone was fooled by that they kind of deserves it. Like reading an Onion news article and falling for it, you ought to know better.
Bet them Russian spies worked on that idea for 20 years when they stole that idea from the Beastie Boys : https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
They are everywhere!
How is this a news story? It needs to be put through the hype distortion machine first:
In breaking news, the Russians have HACKED a robotics conference to plant FAKE robots. At a time when western nations faces the grave threat of EXTINCTION by the rise of machines, this sort of DECEPTION could only mean we have entered a dangerous new period of RUSSIAN artificial INTELLIGENCE operations.
There, fixed.
Humans pretending to be Russian robots?
What's next, Russian bots pretending to be human?
Only crack the nuts that crack. You don't put the ones that don't crack in the sack.
Whether they enslaved the eastern block countries or just call themselves Russians these people have no hope of becoming anything better than thieves, liars, and drunks. Why fake such a stupid act that is barely noteworthy of a high-school prank? Do they actually believe that by creating more fake news like this that they will win the esteem and admiration of anyone?
VODKA! HEROIN! RUSSIA! YA.
the company never claimed that they are going to demonstrate a robot, the TV journalist claimed it.
This is not a case of a corporate scum, but a stupid journalist.
Reminds of the book Amon Ra, where (spoiler below)
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the twist is that russians are dressing humans as robots to hide the fact that they are using them in suicide missions.
Avantgarde Hebrew science fiction
Yeah right. Next they'll be trying to get you to believe that Daft Punk are just two dudes in motorcycle helmets.
A republic cannot succeed till it contains a certain body of men imbued with the principles of justice and honour.
Now you know how I feel when you keep calling me a Russian bot because of my devotion to Trump and #MAGA
I'm human suckers! Joke's on you.
BTW, Michael Cohen isn't perfect but he doesn't deserve 3 years in prison. That's the price for going up against the establishment. Come and join in. You'll regret it if you're pushing a shopping cart around with your stuff after industry is imploded by the UN climahoax.
Maybe the guy just came back from planet Chapek 9.
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Better known as 318230.
Does it suggest ideas for movies staring Adam Sandler?
That robot was another in along line of men in robot suits.
In Soviet Russia:
Tech journalists do as little research as they do anywhere else before writing an article!
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On the whole, I find that I prefer Slashdot posts to twitter ones because I don't get limited to 140 chars before
First the phony space walk and not a fake robot. The corrupt nature of the Russian never dies!
Next you'll be telling me that The Sniffer isn't real either :(
Nyet Nyet Nyet!!!
All will soon be required to wear this suit and be directed by the government.
I hate being bipolar; it's awesome!
This reminds me of the "bio-robots" that were sent to clean up after the Chernobyl disaster.
Bio-robots are ... people!
Dunbal you're a retarded faggot. Yes it's a TECH FORUM aimed at kids, but the robot was being represented as real. You're either too stupid to read or too simple to understand.
It turns out "Mr. Robot" is not even a robot. It's Christian Slater. :(
to buy a human robot..
now we know how much the russians paid for trump
I didn't know CNN played on Russian state TV.
Because the denials of the intent to deceive are just as ridiculously fake as most of the rest of what's on Russia's state-owned TV.
If it comes from a Russian — especially, a government-connected Russian — it is more likely to be false than true and any presumptions and doubt ought to be in that direction.
In Soviet Washington the swamp drains you.
People think government should be running healthcare?
You're critisizing a children's show that had a fake robot? It's a children's show!
Man the nwo think tank must be low on material, kek.
Fixed the subject for you.
Oh they have some anti-Russian propaganda to make them look silly and ridiculous. Lets go for it. .... great show murrica
https://mtdata.ru/u4/photo3F44...
You're doing it wrong.
ZED was a "robot" that made stand-up comey and singed italo disco song in the Italian thelevision during the '80s. Mr.ZED is still making stand-up comedy, in USA and Europe by the way. If you want to see a show with real robots... COMRESSORHEAD ROCKS
youve been reading too much fake news on slashdot. get some real news at rt dot com or presstv dot com
Heil Hitlary you libtards!