Great Photo

Is it just me or is this the greatest photo ever? The caption from the website where I saw it read: "Help me, Albert Hubo - you're my only hope!"
(www.engadget.com)

We saw the Hubo robot at a technology fair earlier this year and it was impressive. From a roboticist's point of view, Hubo is revolutionary in that it can walk, shake hands and dance all on its own. On the other hand, to the luddite, it's far from a threat. The demonstration we saw was on a platform with carpet and we believe Hubo tripped. There was a crash that sounded like a car had hit the stage and we saw Hubo's handlers frantically working to get him back to an upright stance. It would have been a great Philip K. Dick moment if Hubo would have said "I'm too heavy. Just leave me here." For the record, the creepy Albert Einstein face doesn't make the robot smarter (in case the developers are reading this), just more creepy.

Finally, doesn't it look like the president is conscientiously trying to make eye contact with the robot? He has been meticulously trained in diplomatic protocol. This proves that he's just a higher-functioning robot.