Korean baseball team recruits robots as stand-ins for fans

08 Aug 2014 • engadget.com

“They’re officially called “fanbots,” and they’ll occupy three rows in the bleachers during a game, toting LED placards that display fans’ (the flesh-and-blood ones) text messages for the team.Those screens that take the place of their faces? They also have a purpose: to display fans’ faces as they watch the game remotely. It’s definitely unusual, but the Eagles can use all the support they can get as they don’t exactly have a good record. ”

It’s not unusual. It’s creepy.