Published 2 days ago • loading... • Updated 1 day ago

Viral Humanoid Robot Raises Concerns Over Lifelike Design

Clone Robotics has created a humanoid robot named Protoclone, claimed to be the world's first bipedal musculoskeletal android.
The robot features over 500 sensors and 1,000 artificial muscle fibers, enabling lifelike movements and aiming to perform tasks like laundry and vacuuming.
Social media reactions have included both fascination and skepticism, with comments comparing the robot to 'sleep paralysis demons.'
A video shows Protoclone twitching while hanging from the ceiling, which has elicited mixed reactions on social media.

Insights by Ground AI

Does this summary seem wrong?

25 Articles

All

Left

Center

Right

Ars Technica

Reposted by

technewstube.com

Robot with 1,000 muscles twitches like human while dangling from ceiling

A new humanoid robot prototype uses fluid-filled muscles to kick its legs while hanging.

1 day ago·United States

Read Full Article

شفق نيوز

A “robot” that looks like a human being and may bleed to death

Shafaq News/“ Clone Robotics”, a Polish startup, has unveiled “Protoclone”, a faceless skeletal muscle robot with amazingly realistic movements. This prototype is still under development and was designed to simulate the natural walking of humans using artificial muscles covered with a transparent skin-like coating. The robot is six feet long and has more than 500 sensors and 1,000 artificial muscle fibers, making it able to perform complex movem…

1 day ago·Iraq

Read Full Article

Live Science

Humanoid 'Protoclone' robot twitches into action while hanging from ceiling in viral video

Protoclone, an eerily lifelike humanoid robot built for home use, has left social media users aghast. And it's likely to be the first of many.

1 day ago·United States

Read Full Article

Hindustan Times

World's first musculoskeletal robot ‘comes to life’ in viral video; maker says ‘You can stab it and it’ll bleed'

A US firm has released Protoclone, the world's first bipedal, muscuskeletal android. The video of the robot has since gone viral.

1 day ago·New Delhi, India

Read Full Article

Mashable

The internet fears Protoclone, the human robot that bleeds

A Polish startup unveiled Protoclone, a disturbingly lifelike, bleeding android that looks ripped from a horror film.

1 day ago·United States

Read Full Article

New York Post

Humanoid robot springs to life in ‘dystopian’ viral video: ‘Straight out of science fiction’

An eerily realistic humanoid robot — claiming to be the "world's first bipedal, musculoskeletal android" — twitched to life in a viral clip, which viewers slammed as "dystopian" and "terrifying." In a video posted on X, which has scored over 32 million views, the Protoclone is suspended in the air as its limbs jerk and spasm, its arms moving at the elbows and legs bending at the knees. While the company celebrated its technological fete, users w…

1 day ago·New York, United States

Read Full Article

Think freely.Subscribe and get full access to Ground NewsSubscriptions start at $9.99/year