While many of us have been briefly bemused by the thought of having a clone or two — you know, one to do all the work while your “real” self gets to do all the fun stuff — a researcher in Japan has taken that idea a step further.
According to a post over at the Sci Fi Tech blog by Adam Frucci, scientist Hiroshi Ishuguro — working at ATR Intelligent Robotics and Communication Laboratories in Japan — has managed to create a life-size, stationary robot of himself using molds of his own body. Ishuguro reportedly created his clone to act as a substiture teacher for him while he’s away — he can even project his voice through the robot, possibly telling his students to stop throwing spitballs and to pay attention duing tricky bits of the lecture.
Check out the full story over at the Sci Fi blog, or get more info from Wired News and Engadget. (Source: Sci Fi Tech blog, Wired News, Engadget) – [Jeff James]
Gosh! This is creepy! I wonder what Ishuguro’s family members said when they see the clone.