Robots are replacing sidewalk sign-wavers now

When you think about robots taking human jobs, you probably imagine a factory assembly line, not a sign-waver on the street.

But YouTube user juliusmarx found a robot engaged in exactly that menial task, advertising a local realtor by essentially acting as a glorified billboard. Most passing drivers would probably think this is a person, which makes it all the more creepy.

Welcome to the Uncanny Valley.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLSp_xU6x5U

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