The creepiest machine ever made

by Robert Popper on October 8, 2009 · 19 comments

If you can find a creepier device, then do let me know. In the meantime I am sticking to the speaking piano…

What makes it even creepier for me (the German definitely helps by the way) is the fact that the piano is just so damn serious about everything. Lighten up, man…

Danke @dangulberry for this tinkering terror.

Tagged as: Robert Popper, Speaking Piano

  • http://www.myspace.com/besetbyapes Beset by Apes

    This piano is a skilled political orator. We may be close to the dawn of a world ruled by Musical Instruments. Imagine turning up to work to find your job taken by a Banjo, and then coming home to find your partner being molested by a gang of tenor saxophones, taking advantage of their diplomatic immunity.

  • http://mrrufflesemporium.blogspot.com Mr Ruffles
  • John

    Kind of defeats the object if it needs subtitles, though.

    “We… are…. all…. responsible…”

    “Sorry, what was that?”

  • http://www.robertpopper.com Robert Popper

    Not quite as creepy…but good!

  • http://www.friendsofthestars.co.uk Cam

    Jesus Kraftwerk, enough already!

  • http://www.twitter.com/tomdaylight Tom Daylight

    I work with a lady who talks like that piano all the time.

  • Jim
  • dirk

    Two issues of no importance whatsoever;

    1) does that mean I’ve got a tiny piano in my throat (if so I think it needs tuning)?

    2) isn’t it a bit cruel to go to all that trouble and then make it have such a pronounce listhp? Sparky’s piano never had any trouble enunciating!

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGbKKxEz5Zo&feature=player_embedded

  • Wowser

    It think it’s more amazing than creepy – probably a harder song to play than Chopsticks, however.

  • http://www.robertpopper.com Robert Popper

    Yes, you win. That is the creepiest thing ever. 9 points to you.

  • Al Loch

    I like the way it says ‘protecting’ (0.40) in a funny high pitched voice. It doesn’t seem quite as menacing after that.

  • http://youtube.com/astrobic Hanna

    THIS THING IS AMAZING! wooowwwwww seriously, that’s really awesome.
    Coz of the creepy video Jim posted, I started looking at vids of other automatons. This one is freakin scary, especially when it slams it’s hand on the table and looks at you. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFMimeNlvGk

  • http://www.robertpopper.com Robert Popper

    That is nasty.

  • Helvetica

    This whole damn thing is a boîte diabolique.

  • Terry Anderson

    This is a line of endeavor I was unaware of until this morning, when I saw this cartoon (#5) in the New Yorker . Less than two hours later I came across your post.
    http://www.newyorker.com/humor/polls/cartoonido…

  • Terry Anderson

    This is a line of endeavor I was unaware of until this morning, when I saw this cartoon (#5) in the New Yorker . Less than two hours later I came across your post.
    http://www.newyorker.com/humor/polls/cartoonido…

  • glamafez

    It would be nice to hear it do some old Redd Foxx routines.

  • http://ichatburn.co.uk Iain

    My vote goes to this robot donkey http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ae06LFa3i38
    It's comforting to know it's not phased by a good kick up the arse though.

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