I was reminded of Asimov’s Caves of Steel when I read this story in today’s Guardian. Dr. Hiroshi Ishiguro has designed a humanoid robot in his own image, just like the Dr. Sarton of Asimov’s tale. The news story is quite interesting, although my eyebrows raised at this:
The close similarity between Dr Ishiguro and his robotic replica has caused some curious psychological effects, he said. "When the body of Geminoid is touched by somebody, I get very similar feelings of being touched," he said.
I think Dr. Ishiguro needs to get out more.
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