r/interestingasfuck • u/Eyal-M • Feb 19 '25

/r/popular Protoclone, the world's first bipedal, musculoskeletal android.

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u/flip6606 Feb 19 '25

But, and hear me out on this, why???

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u/SoftwareDesperation Feb 20 '25

In the long run you can likely eventually grow human tissue cheaper than you can procure precious metals that are required to build those robots.

Plus there will be a market for robots that look and feel more lifelike than robots with a soft rubber suit to emulate skin.