Ever-2 Muse conquers stage fright

It is hard not to feel a sense of irony, that up until now the first ever entertaining humanoid -- the Ever-2 Muse -- has been void of some serious glamour shots. Finally over her stage fright, the robot designed by the KITEC -- seemingly to test the limits of the uncanny valley theory -- is made up of 60 joints around the face, neck, and lower body. With Ever-3 and 4 only a couple of years away, a next-gen girl band might not be too far off. So, while we wait for the Korean Lou Pearlman to make that happen, continue reading for some more pics of the Ever-2's many faces.

[Graham @ Dec 30th 2006 3:42AM]

scariest. hands. ever.

[Farris @ Dec 30th 2006 3:54AM]

Thanks, Engadget. Now I'm gonna have nightmares about freakishly realistic female overlords robots.

[Farris @ Dec 30th 2006 3:55AM]

Woops, apparently, you can't do the (strike) HTML command.

The word "overlord" should have a strike through it.

[I, Robot @ Jan 2nd 2007 5:59AM]

There is NOTHING realistic about this robot at all. It’s freaking creepy! I will NEVER understand the Japanese and their obsession about making realistic human robots.

Humans should be humans
Robot should be robots
Period.

[LR @ Dec 30th 2006 4:01AM]

last picture. "All your face are belong to me"

[PEZ @ Dec 30th 2006 9:13PM]

ROCK ON!

Lets bring it back...(again) ALL OF YOUR (blank) are BELONG TO USsssssssssssssss....

[DWells55 @ Dec 30th 2006 4:23AM]

Uncanny valley, anyone?

[Zadillo @ Dec 30th 2006 10:42AM]

Yeah, absolutely. This definitely seems like a perfect illustration of the uncanny valley phenomenon.

[LittleJoe @ Dec 30th 2006 4:57AM]

Wow... that is just awful. The dino's on the Jurassic Park ride at Universal look more realistic.

[DJKissler @ Dec 30th 2006 4:59AM]

*Hides*

[Hawk @ Dec 30th 2006 8:14AM]

Wow, Littlejoe makes an amazing point.

I mean, after all how gawd damn realistic are those dinosaurs when compared to the HUNDREDS of PICTURES we have of dinosaurs.

I completely forgot that, you know. Those pictures of dinosaurs.

[gargamelo @ Dec 30th 2006 8:42AM]

if i would do and android prostitute, would it count as cheating on your wife ?
and who would clean it.

[JD @ Dec 30th 2006 9:19AM]

Serious uncanny valley! I'm horrified, but at the same time I keep looking back to see if she is still staring at me.

[Philip Wesley @ Dec 30th 2006 2:12PM]

She looks scared to death.

She must be afraid of being retired.

Bet she'll run.

They always run.

[Evan @ Dec 30th 2006 11:57AM]

I feel that way everyday :>

[tiuk @ Dec 30th 2006 10:37AM]

Please, please, make it stop.

[spacegravity4me @ Dec 30th 2006 10:40AM]

ehhhhhhh....... I'd hit that. rofl j/k! No really...

[js @ Dec 30th 2006 11:12AM]

I, for one, welcome our fashionable, beautiful, stoned female robot overlords.

[T222 @ Dec 30th 2006 9:43PM]

Nurse!!!! Quick, shes having a seizure!

[yayaja @ Jan 1st 2007 1:24PM]

"gargamelo @ Dec 30th 2006 8:41AM

if i would do and android prostitute, would it count as cheating on your wife ?
and who would clean it."

gargamelo, all robots of the future will be self cleaning, just like our ovens. lol.

[anon @ Dec 30th 2006 1:14PM]

it looks kinda freaky deaky. I think their number one priority should be to make it blink, at least.

[ele�tro @ Dec 30th 2006 1:45PM]

The scariest thing is, there are REAL people out there that look like this thanks to the "magic" of plastic surgery...

[jaywalker @ Dec 31st 2006 8:43AM]

With the creation of Ever-2, the robots realized that they could sing in such a way that human ear drums would shatter. Without the aid of sound, the humans would never hear the army of Ever-3 or Ever-4s who were created for world domination.

[Sharpless @ Dec 30th 2006 3:17PM]

That is the most disturbing thing I've seen since the burning Tickle Me Elmo. Which I saw five minutes ago. But this is still really, really disturbing.

[TheCash @ Dec 30th 2006 6:38PM]

Her facial expressions are horrible. I think they should get in touch with whomever programed the expressions for the characters in Halflife 2 and swapped notes.

[Marcus @ Jan 1st 2007 4:59PM]

Giggidy giggidy.

[killtehnetre @ Dec 30th 2006 11:21PM]

The hottest damn sexbot in town.

[Super-Gay @ Dec 31st 2006 1:56AM]

Creepy... but kinda cool... still... very creepy...

[juztin @ Dec 31st 2006 3:16AM]

Looking at that last pic...am I the only one thinking "Invisible Sandwich" Cat has some competition?

[I, Robot @ Jan 2nd 2007 5:59AM]

@Jack

What the F*UCK is that supposed to mean!!! You racist assh*le? What does black girls at your school have to do with robots? That you’re scared of women? Black women? Or What?

Let me help you out --- Women hate cowards! Period. Now grow-up and learn to be man -- then nobody will scare you.

[Sam @ Jan 2nd 2007 12:46PM]

Are we supposed to pick her O face?

I'll bite.

Number 9.

[T0dk0n @ Jan 2nd 2007 9:07PM]

It's gon' rape you with robot fury!

[Jennifer @ May 11th 2007 7:05AM]

As women we already have to deal with feeling overwhelmed by fake plastic surgery women. Now we'd have to deal with this?! I for one do not care to see this technology come any further. Because when technology soars and the mantra of "sex sells" merges with it, as it always does, well, I don't even want to know...