Roboy, the robotic 'boy'

[Still Waters]

Scientists have revealed an ambitious plan to create a humanoid helper robot with artificial muscles - in just nine months.

Engineers at the University of Zurich's Artificial Intelligence Lab hope that 1.2m tall Roboy, designed to look like a child, will eventually help the sick and elderly by acting as a mechanical helper.

To help the robot move, the team are developing radical artificial 'tendons'.

http://www.dailymail...yday-tasks.html

[Ashotep]

I can see some wanting to pretend they are real children. What will the little dogs do?

[shrooma]

i'm kinda thinking that scientists believe that monkeys would be cheaper, so.....

[Kim is Canadian 2]

there goes my job

[StarMountainKid]

If you search "roboy" on Youtube there are several videos about the thing there.

[Iron_Lotus]

think ive seen something like this before... dont think it ended that well

[BiffSplitkins]

Why do they have to make it look alien? Why can't they make it look more human?