Humanoid robot springs to life in ‘dystopian’ viral video

Humanoid 'Protoclone' robot twitches into action while hanging from ceiling in viral video
Protoclone, an eerily lifelike humanoid robot built for home use, has left social media users aghast. And it's likely to be the first of many.
Robot with 1,000 muscles twitches like human while dangling from ceiling
Atherton, California-based Clone Robotics designed the Protoclone with a polymer skeleton that replicates 206 human bones. The company built the robot with the hopes that it will one day be able to operate human tools and perform tasks like doing laundry, washing dishes, and preparing basic meals.
Humanoid robot springs to life in ‘dystopian’ viral video: ‘Straight out of science fiction’
The bot, which will be available for preorder this year, walks, talks, washes dishes and clothes, makes sandwiches and pours drinks.
‘You’re freaking me out’: Viral video of humanoid robot sparks fear, critics call it ‘dystopian’
A humanoid robot with lifelike muscles and movements has gone viral, with many online users calling it terrifying and dystopian.
World's first 'synthetic human robot with muscles' twitches, moves into LIFE in terrifying video (WATCH)
In a groundbreaking move, experts have developed a robot with astonishingly lifelike movements – thanks to synthetic muscles beneath translucent skin. Polish startup Clone Robotics has shared a terrifying new clip of Protoclone,
Clone Robotics releases eerie video of twitching, kicking humanoid robot
California's Clone Robotics has just posted a video of its full-body Protoclone humanoid robot, and well … it's a wee bit creepy. The prototype's less disturbing Clone descendants, however, could one day be vacuuming our carpets.
Norway’s 1X is building a humanoid robot for the home
Norwegian robotics firm 1X unveiled its latest home robot, Neo Gamma, on Friday. The humanoid system will succeed Neo Beta, ...
I want one of these AI-powered humanoid robots to help me around the house
Figure developed a new Helix AI that lets you control robots made for the home by voice to help you with all sorts of chores.
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Figure humanoid robots use Helix VLA model to demonstrate household chores
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Figure’s humanoid robot takes voice orders to help around the house
Figure founder and CEO Brett Adcock Thursday revealed a new machine learning model for humanoid robots. The news, which ...
Humanoid Robot Goes Full ‘Come At Me, Bro’ On A Festival Attendee In China
A humanoid robot at China's Spring Festival Gala is going viral for appearing to try to attack one of the members of the ...
No, Apple and Meta aren’t making humanoid robots
Tech press-landi and the tech blogosphere were abuzz last week with news that both Apple, the company that makes the iPhone, ...
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People seriously freaked out over 'human-robot' after learning about what it's capable of
A freakishly 'human-robot' has been unveiled as a first of its kind, leaving people 'terrified'. While many believe that we ...
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Watch US firm's humanoid robot perfectly serve coffee, clean house, hold talks
NEO can now walk with a natural human gait and arm swings, squat down to pick things up from the ground and sit in chairs.
The internet fears Protoclone, the human robot that bleeds
The Polish startup posted a video on X of Protoclone, a faceless, anatomically accurate synthetic human hanging from strings ...
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AI humanoid robots inch their way toward the workforce
Generative AI and mechatronics advances from a slew of vendors could soon remake the ‘smart robot’ marketplace in a range of ...