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ROBOTIC limbs controlled solely by the mind could be available to paralysed people within a year. Monkeys are being trained to control what might be the world's most sophisticated and human-like robot arm. But they never touch the prosthetic limb or fiddle with a remote control: they guide it with their thoughts alone. If trials are successful, in a few months from now people with spinal cord injuries could learn to do the same.
Mind-controlled prosthetics to help amputees - health - 28 April 2011 - New Scientist
Geminoid, Skin On and Skin Off Geminoid The latest Geminoid robot is one of the most realistic, and thus creepiest, android we've ever seen. The skin, hair, goatee (!), and facial expressions are real enough to fool you for a few seconds while it sinks in that something very, very weird is going on.
Video: Japan's New Goateed Geminoid Robot Is Uncomfortably Realistic | Popular Science
Actroid F Female Telepresence Robot Looks Super Real, Creepy | Singularity Hub
Actroid F can speak in your place, using webcams to watch and mimic your facial expressions and movements. When you speak with your family over a webcam they may be able to see your face, but they don’t have a real body in the room with which they can interact. Why not give them a creepy robot to to talk to instead? Kokoro recently unveiled its Actroid F telepresence robot , a full sized female humanoid with complex facial movements and realistic appearance. Though it can’t move from its chair, it can blink, shift its eyes and neck, bow, and even breathe. A webcam on your end watches your face and head movements and has the robot mimic them for your family.