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[–] [email protected] 97 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children)

Good ol' CNN post-purchase. Chasing racism and sensationalism over actual news...

White is an excellent color for a complicated robot. Marks aren't hidden. It's not taking light away when looking in at hardware, it doesn't shade surroundings as much, and it matches every other damn piece of scientific equipment they throw in to labs, too.

Color neutral and bright has utility purpose. CNN is too stupid and dishonest to know that.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Also, it’s not an actual skin color.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I dunno' man, some Irish and Swedish folks are suuuuper damn pasty-white. Give 'em a little scare and some turn paper white. xD

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago

As someone whose entire heritage is Irish and Swedish, I'm jealous of that robot's tan.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Of course not. Real people don't actually glow in black light....

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

People with albinism disagree

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

To be fair it wasn't CNN doing this groundbreaking "research".

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago

Plus if it's outside, there are fewer heat issues.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

And if things go wrong, it can't lurk in the shadows.