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Freaked-out viewers are hoping the engineers quit while theyโre a head.
Robots are looking far less robotic as time goes on. Now, a Chinese robotics company is alarming viewers after unveiling the head of a humanoid automaton with hyperrealistic features and facial expressions, as seen in a dystopian YouTube clip.
The noggin was created by AheadForm, whose goal is โintegrating cutting-edge AI and humanoid robotics technologies into the field of service robots, creating humanoid robots with highly interactive capabilities and realistic, lifelike appearances.โ
In the eerie clip, the disembodied head can be seen looking around and blinking like something out of the apocalyptic sci-fi thrillers โI,Robotโ or โRobocop.โ
The cranial creation, which is an โOnly Headโ version of AheadForm Origin M1, was reportedly โdesigned for research, interaction, and high-end display scenarios,โ per the clipโs description.
Its expressive abilities are the result of โ25 micro motorsโ embedded under the skin while cameras inside the pupils provide visual perception,โ and โbuilt-in microphones and speakers support real-time audio interaction.โ
Despite seeming like one component of a robot body, this is not an unfinished product, per the creators.
โThe head module can be mounted on various bases or integrated into larger robotic systems, making it an ideal platform for emotion-driven AI studies, humanโrobot interaction research, and character-based installations,โ they write.
Viewers, on the other hand, had mixed feelings about the โFrankensteinโ-like creation, with one unsettled observer exclaiming, โFinally climbing up the other side of uncanny valley.โ
โMaking a robot more human-looking isnโt making it more approachable,โ said another. โThat just makes it more disturbing.โ
A third wrote, โGreat, man-made horrors beyond my comprehension.โ
However, some thought this marked a major milestone in the progression of naturalistic-looking automatons.
โFinally, an update to that Ameca face weโve seen for years,โ exclaimed one, referencing Engineered Artsโ now-famous humanoid bot, who is known for her lifelike expressions and proficiency in a variety of languages.
โAnd I thought they could never make that skin look real. This is crazy,โ praised another.
As of yet, the robot is not currently available for commercial sale, and AheadForm did not provide any additional information about the product.
This isnโt the first lifelike robot to have apocalypticists heading for the hills.
In February, Clone Roboticsย uploaded a video showcasing the โProtoclone,โย an eerily realistic humanoid robot thatโs purported to be the โworldโs first bipedal, musculoskeletal android.โ
While the versatile bot is programmed to complete helpful tasks ranging from food preparation to cleaning and conversation, skeptical viewers deemed the Frankenstein-esque creation โdystopianโ and โterrifying.โ