Meet the 'father of humanoids,' the Japanese engineer who has created six robot versions of himself

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Meet the 'father of humanoids,' the Japanese engineer who has created six robot versions of himself
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In 2006, Japanese engineer Hiroshi Ishiguro shocked the world by creating an android copy of himself called Geminoid HI-1. Nearly twenty years later, he has built six robot replicas of himself, with each version becoming more advanced.

Nearly twenty years later, the so-called "father of humanoids" has built six robot replicas of himself, withHis latest version, the Geminoid HI-6, was on display at the Hiroshi Ishiguro Laboratories at Osaka University during a visit from"The main feature of this version is it's conversational. We have integrated it with a large language model, and then we have input ten of my books and almost all media interviews," Ishiguro said in his interview with CNBC.

The robot's resemblance to Ishiguro is undeniable. It mimics his facial features and expressions and has real human hair and silicone skin to achieve a human feel.

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