(via BoingBoing)
A University of Reading robot is apparently too scary to be seen by foks under 18, unless they get prior consent from a parent or guardian.
Unfortuate, in a robot designed to study how peole interact with robots.
A few hints, guys:
1. Don’t make it look like a big disembodied skull,
2. Don’t give it glowing eyesockets,
3. Don’t give it a big ol’ nasty frown,
4. Don’t let it follow people around,
5. Don’t give it a name that sounds like ‘morgue’,
and then you might have a little better luck not scaring the kiddies.
Just a thought.
Oh, and keep it from saying things like “Yum! Human flesh!”