Watch creepy humanoid robot that copies your EVERY move to ‘teleport’ you anywhere in the world
SCIENTISTS have revealed a humanoid robot that mimics your every movement.
Videos of the mind-blowing tech show the two-legged bot doing everything from lifting boxes and kicking a ball, to pushing a baby stroller and even jumping backwards.
The futuristic gizmo operates using cameras, so eventually a person could operate it from anywhere in the world.
For now, it has been tested within a couple of metres.
The tall figure can even withstand kicks and shoves from people.
Creators behind the project from Carnegie Mellon University believe the humanoid may one day be used to complete chores or carry out dangerous missions remotely.
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And with the ability to pick and place objects, the humanoid could also enable factory workers to work from home.
"Remote working might be possible for manual jobs too," one excited Reddit user wrote.
"I'd buy one if I could send my robot doppelganger out to work and stuff," another person commented.
Others have likened it to Bruce Willis' 2009 sci-fi movie Surrogates in which people do everything from home while remotely controlling androids.
In a pre-print paper, the team details their "complete system for humanoid teleportation in real time".
Not only that, the bot can learn from its mistakes with a human-style trial-and-error approach.
Could humanoid robots replace us completely?
An expert recently told The Sun that humanoids could eventually become so cheap they'll be accessible to the general public and workplaces.
While there are positives like nursing support and laborious tasks, experts still fear there will be negative consequences as well.
"Humans and their work power get obsolete," warned Professor Robert Riener, from the research university ETH Zurich.
"This will lesser be an economic problem rather than a psychological one.
"What shall we do with our time and how will we feel, if we don’t have a task, and no satisfaction at work anymore."
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