11 Real Life Robots That Will Give You Nightmares

Why must it have those eyes? If there is one thing you dislike in a robot, it is making eye contact. Jordan Wolfson's...A female figure appears.This art installation has that down. Add a creepy bird mask and a long blond wig; it is genuinely revolting. It dances. It says, "Feeling love," but you will not feel it.

This robot is not the most realistic on the list, but it has the creep factor. Its childlike nature and movements make it unappealing. The baby sounds it makes add to this.

This clip starts nice and innocent. The robot talks about wanting to learn and help people. Then there is a shift. Destroy humans? Yes, it is game for that. This robot gets extra creepiness points for its realistic face.

Seeing a businessman crawl down a crowded street would be creepy enough. It is...The robot crawls down the street.This machine is part of a performance art piece critiquing the intense business world in Japan. That does not make it less unsettling.

You do not want to see how sausage is made, but you certainly do not want to see how a robot mouth is made. Plastic vocal cords and nasal passages help scientists create robots that look and sound real. That realism makes it more unpleasant.

It is bad enough to look at a creepy robot. This one looks back. This robot has sensors that take in its environment and react. Seeing it look out into the world brings a new unsettling dynamic.

It is hard to tell what is creepiest about this robot. The pale skin, the too-red lips, or maybe only one body part moves at a time. It is an all-out creepfest. The video's source is unclear, but the song makes your stomach churn.

This robot has a realistic back-and-forth conversation. It talks before interacting with a baby who does not seem freaked out by the talking head. The robot claims it will be as smart as humans soon, and it seems correct.

What is worse than a robot face? Three robot faces. What is worse than three robot faces? Three robot faces chant for freedom.

These two robots get their weirdness from almost passing as human. Skin, clothes, and hair all try to look real. The eye and mouth movements are what are really creepy. From far away, you might not see them apart from people.

Want an assistant but hate human interaction? Check Osaka University and Professor Hiroshi Ishiguro’s latest invention, Erica. She talks to you and gets annoyed if you mock her. It is bizarrely lifelike, but it gets weirder when two men start talking about kissing her at the end.