notthemonthbutmarch

For context, this is a remote-operated robot, not an AI platform. It’s meant to always have a human at the other end controlling it. It’s also not for search-and-rescue, but for remote use in hazardous work environments.

Basically, the reason it looks like a demon is because theyre furries because if you see these things working, you shouldn’t be there. Run the fuck away. It is not safe.

This is not a place of honor.

In short, It’s using demonic imagery as a kind of universal hazard semiotics.

(I personally think it should be bright orange-red to help with visibility while also keeping the demon imagery, but black is scarier I guess)

The horns are there so that it can’t fit in a standard doorway, as shown in the hilariously creepy second image. And the third, with the knives and guns? Those aren’t showing where weapons are stored, that’s where you shoot or stab the thing to disable it in an emergency situation, such as if it can’t stop moving or if the operator does not see you. And if that fails, there’s a killswitch dead-center in the middle of its abdomen, right where you’d be putting your hands up for dear life if you saw it.

It doesn’t have hands, it just has connector ports that its operators are supposed to connect to tools manually beforehand and swap out when needed. So there is no worry of it grabbing something it’s not supposed to. It’s quadrupedal and upright, which gives it the benefit of stability while also being easier to operate.

Olly: Don't call me stupid!

Qifrey: ughhhh