Why leave home when you can send out a sexy, fashionable robot version of yourself to do anything you tell it?
That's the world of "Surrogates," a movie starring Bruce Willis that opens Friday.
Willis plays an FBI agent who investigates the first kill to occur in years in a world where no one worries about offense or pain, because their robots self-heal with a quick reboot.
Far-fetched science fiction? Sure.
But scientists and the movie's makers say the skill might not be as far away as most people think.
Armies use remote-controlled robots to attack enemies and devastate land mines. Emerging technology for the disabled allows users to operate robotic limbs and control computer cursors without touching a keyboard.
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That's the world of "Surrogates," a movie starring Bruce Willis that opens Friday.
Willis plays an FBI agent who investigates the first kill to occur in years in a world where no one worries about offense or pain, because their robots self-heal with a quick reboot.
Far-fetched science fiction? Sure.
But scientists and the movie's makers say the skill might not be as far away as most people think.
Armies use remote-controlled robots to attack enemies and devastate land mines. Emerging technology for the disabled allows users to operate robotic limbs and control computer cursors without touching a keyboard.
useful links: transport rankings
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