Jul 23 2009Tour Guide/Rent-A-Cop Robot Eats Children
Okay, so maybe it doesn't. OR AT LEAST THAT'S WHAT THEY'D HAVE YOU BELIEVE. The Alsok Guard Robot D1 is being put to use in Fukuoka, Japan as tour guide/guard/monster piece of suck. Damn I'm good with the news!
The area's tourist attraction known as Canal City opted to use the decidedly cute and human-friendly services of a Alsok's Guard Robot D1.
In the daytime the robot functions as a kind of tour guide, offering website information and communication in Japanese, English, Chinese and Korean. At night the robot functions as a security guard, ready to alert authorities in case of trouble.
Not to start any wild rumors or anything, but I heard it touched a kid. BURN IT WITH FIRE!
Hit the jump for a video of the monster waste of money.
Guard Robot D1 does double duty as tour guide and rent-a-cop [dvice]
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Reader Comments
1. rade - July 23, 2009 2:00 PM
rad
2. Pepe La PEWPEW - July 23, 2009 2:03 PM
ok that is a stupid idea ,
its just going to lead you to a elevator shaft and push you in
3. knarf - July 23, 2009 2:08 PM
That's pretty sweet.
4. Gordon "Fücking" Shumway - July 23, 2009 2:12 PM
This is only cool if it can lead me to the nearest brothel. Otherwise it's just a glorified tourist kiosk.
5. Mr. Roboto - July 23, 2009 2:13 PM
Now THIS is a robot...
http://driftwood-x.mybrute.com
6. Timbo - July 23, 2009 2:20 PM
Seriously... why do all japanese robots look like a 14 girl designed them?
7. /Eyeroll - July 23, 2009 2:25 PM
I had heard of these before but in the pictures I saw the robots didn't have the shell yet. At night they turn into security guards... in my mind they're secretly equipped with those new multiple target tasers and play angry dog noises while they roll through the hall.
8. GoGo VicMorrow - July 23, 2009 2:26 PM
GW before you post "star wars dance contest the feature film, part 2, directors cut"
THIS IS NEWS..
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090722/ap_on_re_us/us_town_manager_fired_1
the old dude got fired from a city position because he married a filthy milf filmsta, when he should have been promoted..
..BUT ONLY BECAUSE
you can see the newly unemployed janke's milf wife sucking off dudes online.
just search jazzella moore in google images.
haha ha.. ha.
9. jimmy - July 23, 2009 2:28 PM
ROBOT SECURITY GUARDS!!!
soon those suicidal Japanese robot lovers will have robot police, then robot soldiers, then robot leaders...
10. $.02 and a pocket full of FAH-Q - July 23, 2009 2:32 PM
This is a great idea!
11. /Eyeroll - July 23, 2009 2:33 PM
@8 Yeh, I saw that. He didn't get fired until a year after they were married when somebody randomly figured it out.
12. /Eyeroll - July 23, 2009 2:35 PM
P.S..... These robots are a total ripoff of J5 from Blankman minus the pompom hair-do of course
13. GoGo VicMorrow - July 23, 2009 2:38 PM
@11
haha after much much research.
somebodies boss loves 'em mature.
14. Nailin Palin - July 23, 2009 2:56 PM
This is just like the 2009 Presidential election when Sarah Palin decided to grease McCain down like a Pig, and chased him around a mall in Canada with her remote control dog.
15. Ollie Williams - July 23, 2009 3:04 PM
Fukuoka, Japan? Seriously GW, now you're just making shit up.
16. the.dwarfer - July 23, 2009 3:09 PM
oddly reminicient of a movie i saw once
check this out (the 80's have all the answers) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XY4cGWXu42Y
17. J.Rai - July 23, 2009 3:23 PM
It's the goddamn CRUSHINATOR from Futurama!!
18. YourJoyIsMyLow - July 23, 2009 5:50 PM
"Decidedly cute"?
This looks to be a prototype for the upcoming T-1 model from Skynet.
@12 Now THAT is a reference, sir!
19. Pew³ - July 23, 2009 6:48 PM
Nice high beams!
Why is it wearing a football helmet with an 'easy' button on top?
20. Jaded Icon - July 24, 2009 7:50 AM
That pink color just makes me want to drop kick the hell out of it and use its helmet (skull) for a soup bowl.
21. Nate - July 24, 2009 5:43 PM
This robot looks like the one in this game called Stubbz the Zombie. I recommend it.
22. geekofan - July 27, 2009 4:51 AM
check this out >>
http://75684.onodot.com/