How to Design Visually Appealing AI Robots to People

There are enough artificial intelligence (AI) robots being designed these days that within a few years, you’ll probably not be far from one at many times in your lives, especially if you live in a city. Some of these robots elicit a positive reaction from people. Others, not so much. Some of this is due to what they do, but a lot of it is due to what they look like. Yes, we’re humans. We judge a lot of things, or form a lot of our judgement of things, including people, unfortunately, by their looks. We also seem to feel threatened in getting replaced by robots if they were too much like us. So what can one do to create a more visually appealing robot? Here are some thoughts.

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The Wolverine International Trailer Script for Public Speaking Practice

 

This one requires three character voices, but has a lot of lines I love. 🙂

I’ve put the lines in 3 different typeface weights (bold, regular, italics) for the three characters speaking to help you wanted to switch tones, dialects or whatever idiosyncrasies you want to change in narrating this back on your own.

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Snow White and the Huntsman Trailer 2 Script for Public Speaking Practice

 

Here’s another good one I love to practice… in character… 😉

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After Earth Trailer Script for Public Speaking Practice

I often do things my way –
Not some traditional way –
Let’s get that clear right away

Not for the sake of need –
Nor for the sake of show –
Nor originality –
Nor creativity

But because it works well –
And because it works better –
Than conventional ways –
For me

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Me in my LINCOLN Vampire Hunting Jacket

I can’t believe it’s been 4.5 years since I made this jacket but it’s about time I got some decent pictures of me in it! I call it my vampire hunting jacket because it was made soon after the movie Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, and it had lots of silver on it. It also has loops on the sides of my waist for silver sais, which I happen to have!

You can read more about the jacket in the original post in this link. Pics of me in it are below.

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