Exclusive | His hellish chainsaw-wielding centaur bot sparked panic online. He says its here to help

It looks like the stuff of nightmares.But Beau G., the 40-year-old California Satyress startup founder, sees his chainsaw-wielding “humanoid” robot — which just went viral on X — as a futuristic helper for all mankind.Those who have witnessed the 7-foot-tall robotic beast on social media (a post by Drone Wars already racked up 10.9 million views and counting) have had decidedly mixed reactions — with panic and humor mostly flooding the zone.AI generated memes, such as a pic of the “centaur” bot holding a chainsaw in front of flames with the chilling accompanying text, “I’m here to save you” — appears to be a fan favorite.

Many were quick to misgender the bot too, but Beau says the Satyress, for which the clanker company is named, is the female version of the mythical creature — essentially a lady faun.And it’s pronounced see-dar-is, in case you were wondering.“I think humanoid robots are an inevitability from the tech progress standpoint,” Beau, who chose not to disclose his full last name to protect his day job as an engineer, exclusively told The Post.

“The dream of [these] robots are sidekicks that are interesting, fun and useful — and, like a car is today, something that says something about the owner.Not something like a phone, which is pure utility.”“Aw hell nah,” replied one account to the flame-enhanced pic of the robot.“Coming to theaters near you,” quipped another.Beau gave the horned robot the official name of Threehalves, due to its mythical anatomic makeup of being “half human, half goat and half horse.” He says the bot is being created for the ultimate purpose of making common forestry practices safer, using a teleoperation-focused approach, meaning it will be controlled by a human using a joystick, essentially.“[We want to] make the forestry and line clearing industry a bit safer and you know more effective, I guess you could say.

So, same workers.Your bot picks up a chainsaw.

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