Gakutensoku, as the robot is known, was built in 1928 in honor of Emperor Showa of Japan. And with the use of a $200,00 computer, Asia’s oldest robot has recently been brought back to life.

At 80-years-old, this robot should be well in his grave by now. There’s something about reviving a human-like robot that seems just wrong. It would be like taking Walt Disney’s head out of cryonics, giving him a new body and letting him build a new theme park. It just wouldn’t be the same. But just like an 80-year-old, the only thing Gakutensoku can do is tilt his head, blink, smile and puff up his chest. He’s not even useful.

Check out the video only if you want to have nightmares for the next 6 months.

[via Gizmodo]