Science & Technology

Eerie human-like robot turns out to be a fake

By T.K. Randall
August 20, 2018 ·  9 comments

The robot in the video is eerily realistic. Image Credit: Twitter The footage, which has managed to rack up almost 5 million views since going viral a few days ago, shows what appears to be a super-impressive prototype android walking casually around outside.

As it happens however, the video does not actually show a robot at all but a digital recreation of one rendered using Unity - a popular video game and animation engine.It's unclear exactly who created the footage, however the android has appeared previously in a web series created by director Neill Blomkamp whose filmography also includes Chappie and District 9.

While companies like Boston Dynamics have made great strides towards the creation of genuine human-like robots, this one remains rooted firmly in the realms of science fiction... at least for now.

WE ARE ALL GOING TO DIE. RT @GustavoVela71: Robot pic.twitter.com/tfLYRUyA4k

— Derren Brown (@DerrenBrown) August 18, 2018

Source: Gizmodo | Comments (9)

Tags: Robot, Android