A Japanese researcher has successfully developed a robotic doppelganger that looks and moves exactly like him, enabling him to be in two places at the same time technically. Known as the Geminoid, Professor Hiroshi Ishiguro of Osaka University used a model of his body and hair from his head to realize this vision. The Geminoid can even grimace realistically as you poke its face, courtesy of over 50 sensors and motors embedded underneath its synthetic but lifelike skin. According to Ishiguro, “when the body of Geminoid is touched by somebody, I get very similar feelings of being touched.” I wonder what happens when you hook up a hot chick with his android? Will the android overheat from all the excitement?
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