The actual reason is space-flight aesthetics, right?
Space stuff itself being white for insulation purposes.
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I think the actual reason is that it looks scifi and sick.
Pure white is associated with precision and cleanliness across basically all cultures. Maybe someday we'll have robots in real working situations that develop a coating of grease and grime on them, but for now they only really exist in a lab and the lab wants everything pristine.
Real working robots are usually yellow or orange. KUKA may be the reason for this as it seems to be their brand color as well.
ABB robots that I’ve seen have all been orange too, but on their website it’s funny because they promote white ones, but I. The background they’re all orange.
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Absurd, you didn't even read the meme. Space stuff is white because space is racist.
*spacist
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White stuff in a dark space makes it easier to spot when shined upon. And outer space is a pretty fucking dark place.
I'd use neon lime instead or glow in the dark coating, but it's expensive or annoying to the eye.
That is only a side effect. It's white (or metallic) to reflect as much radiation from the sun as possible, to prevent overheating.
I'd think that light colours make it easier to see if plastic panels have cracked or there's leaks in hydraullics or scorched spots.
Silence, you racist
Robots should be red for strength, green for agility, and blue for precision.
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Paint those fuckers orange, so that they're visible at all times.
(Except in a Dutch football match.)
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It's popular to make robots white because it shows scuffs, falls, and damage more easily. Which helps developers figure out how they fall or where they scuff from mistaken actions.
Sign my petition to make all robots neon colored.
Oh, I see, you want to own robots...of color?
I think they should be beige and make it retro
Or 80s-Braun-appliances hues, that would be so cool.
Is that really ken bone?
I came here to ask that and the answer is actually yes, the one and only
I have never met a human the color of that robot. Not even albino folks are that color.
Not even albino folks are that color.
Spatter it with some orange freckles and I could show you a few Irish folks that shade.
Now I want a robot in glorious GameCube purple.
N64 translucent green.
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It's not that difficult. White robots are good, black robots are evil.
Nobody has ever been saved from a fire by a black robot with red eyes. Checkmate!
Uno reverse checkmate.
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Ragebait never fails to work.
How many replies, likes and retweets does the average CNN Twitter post have? I bet this one has more.
Also this screenshot is from 2019 and the crux of the article is:
The robots used in the study are clearly robots but have human-like limbs and a head, with exterior complexions that are white – which is to say, pinkish – or black – really, a deep brown.
Shit, and here I was thinking I like white robots because white is my second favorite color. Damn, that makes me racist, doesn't it?
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So does CNN just push all the bullshit now?
They were supposed to be moderately respectable but this is a mad article. It's not even the first time this comment is being made and every single time it's pointed out how stupid it is
Most devices are actually black but Apple tends to make white products (even if they do offer other colours, it's the white version in their ads) to differentiate themselves from other products.
Because Apple puts a strong emphasis on marketing, a device that has white casing is seen as new and more advanced than other products. So when companies are promoting a new technology they will tend to make it white to piggy back on Apple's extensive marketing.
I mean look at that photo of that robot. They'd probably need to round out the edges a little more to make people feel like it's something that Apple would make but there is some degree of association there.
There's probably some influence from science fiction too, but the root cause of the aesthetic of the robots in things like the Portal games can probably be traced back to Apple as well. I don't recall robots in science fiction looking this way until after Apple went this direction in their product design.
a device that has white casing is seen as new and more advanced than other products
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Don't tell me you didn't read that in his voice.
It's astounding how Pixar is able to imbue such emotion in tin cans. One of the best movies they've made, imho.
I was hoping for hot pink. Guess I’m a misogynist meow.
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