If you need a dose of adorable child behavior today, we’ve got you covered! Redditor shadeogreen shared this delightful video of his daughter Rayna—the two were out for a neighborhood stroll when Rayna encountered a water heater, decided it was a robot, and greeted it like a long-lost friend. So now we know who to send as humanity’s ambassador when the uprising comes.
Click through for the cutest video you’ll see this side of the Singularity.
I dunno if it’s the helicopter in me, but when I saw her hug the water heater, my dad-alert was like “Oh no. I hope it doesn’t tip over. Those things can be heavy!”
Also, since I recently replaced my own water heater, my daughter is now convinced that I’m going to use the old one for a Halloween costume. Not sure where she got that idea, but hey, water heater robot doesn’t sound too bad.
I’m wondering what the robot’s side of the conversation was in her imagination. Maybe she thought it was lonely and needed cheering up. It does have sort of a hangdog look in its eyes.
I don’t need the video, the picture alone won my morning smile. Thanks. :)
My new headcanon: This is Susan Calvin’s origin story.
This is how the human race survives an apocalyptic battle with sentient robots: our children save us.
Kato
PS – As this is something my daughter would have done at that age, I agree with this video’s message.
@5/Kato: Yeah. The other day, I was debating with someone online who was insisting that humans are an innately violent, aggressive people, but the truth is what we see here: The natural instinct that humans start out with is to reach out, to give love and affection, and it’s the pain and trauma and social conditioning we experience growing up that quashes that natural kindness in favor of fear and hostility. Perhaps being childish is underrated.
I also love the way that right after she hugs her robot friend, she goes over to say, “Hello!” to the happy round face set in the street.
“I, for one, welcome our new robot overlords.”
@6ChristopherLBennet, have to agree with that. Maturity/adulthood is overrated at times, I think; especially at the cost of one’s overall hapiness.
@8bruce-arthurs, great line. However, that’s gonna get a very loud “Hmmm” from Marge, Patty, & Selma & and eye rolls from Lisa & Bart. ;-)
Kato
The video ended before scene two. “Hello street pizza, hello street pizza, I love you street pizza”.