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Guy Spends $50,000 On A Robot That Looks Like Scarlett Johansson

If you can’t get celebrities to wear the clothes that you design, what do you do? You can do what Hong Kong-based designer Ricky Ma did and build a robot that looks exactly like Scarlett Johansson. Ricky spent more than $50.000 to complete the robot and compared to pictures of Scarlet the robot is pretty lifelike.

However, as the robot is mechanic once the robot moves it won’t fool anyone thinking it’s real. But that didn’t stop Ricky from building it. It is now a part of his studio and everyone coming to visit him should at least get the scare of a lifetime. I mean, hey, there’s Scarlett Johansson in your friend’s house. Well, that is until you realize she’s a “photocopy” of the real Scarlett Johansson.

The lifelike robot is made out of a 3D printed skeleton covered in a realistic silicone skin. “She” can answer simple questions and should make for a pretty dull dinner companion. Whether Ricky Ma uses the robot to play dress-up with the clothes he designs or just keep her for companionship is unknown.

The robot can move its arms and legs and also has a complex muscle structure in its face allowing “her” to make simple gestures. Should the robot ever come face to face with the real Scarlett Johansson it would probably result in a pretty trippy experience. Also, I don’t know if Scarlett would be particularly impressed with the agility of her “own” modeled body.

I have to admit, though, that the modeled face is pretty impressive. It looks quite real, but when looking at the robot as a whole, it’s clear that some proportions are off. That seems to always be the case when you look at robots that are supposed to look like real humans.

Do you think we will be able to tell the difference between robots and humans in the future? Would a robot make a better friend than a real human? What do you think? Let us know in the comment section below.

Guy Builds Lifelike Scarlett Johansson Robot

IMAGES: [BOBBY YIP / REUTERS] SOURCE: [UFUNK] [DAILY MIRROR]
Richard Darell

Richard Darell is the founder and CEO of Bit Rebels, a multifaceted online news outlet that reports daily on the latest developments in technology, social media, design and everything geek. Today this media entity welcomes more than 3.5 million unique visitors per month and is considered the go-to place for people in constant motion. As an Internet entrepreneur, he is dedicated to constantly trying to develop new ways to bring content faster and closer to the end user in a more streamlined way. His excitement for statistics has allowed him to further develop systems that continuously produce accurate and fast-paced analytics to better optimize the approach by which Bit Rebels presents news and content. His graphic design background has proven to be an important tool when designing new systems and features for Bit Rebels since the development of solid and stable code depends entirely on their structure and implemented procedures. Richard currently resides in Stockholm, Sweden and directs the Bit Rebels offices in both Stockholm and Atlanta. You can reach Richard at richard@bitrebels.com

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