A company offers 115,000 euros for putting your face in an army of robots

The robotics industry has considered countless times if it was necessary to produce humanoids with a human physiognomy. It is a complex debate. Several psychological studies have recommended avoiding this vision of the future because of the fear that arouses in people: it is not the same to interact with a machine with hydraulic and metal arms than to do it with a face and gestures of an ordinary person that you can find by Street.

As if the "replicants" who star in the movie "Blade Runner" crossed the last frontier, a British company called Geomiq has published an offer that may sound like science fiction: it offers 130 thousand dollars (116 thousand euros) for obtaining the transfer of the face of a person Its objective is to manufacture "virtual friends" for the care of older people. Of course, the sale of image rights has a counterpart: it is done for life. Something that may pose a greater risk than is believed by the possible future consequences.

A British company offers more than one hundred thousand euros for obtaining the transfer of faces for life for the manufacture of virtual machines.



The engineering company, based in London, has revealed that the requirements to be approved go through having a "friendly and friendly" aspect. Not everyone can serve the cause. And we must see how it is decided. The only data they ask for is a personal photograph until they find the right face that best suits the circumstances. "This will imply that the face of the selected person is reproduced in thousands of versions of the latest generation robots worldwide," sources from the company explained in a statement. Candidates who move on to the next phase will receive more information about the final project, although those who are not accepted will not know the reasons because they will not be contacted through official communications.

Although more details of the initiative are unknown, the firm says it is a client whose name is unknown for reasons of confidentiality but is supported by significant investment funds, some of them from China. The project, in the development phase for five years, is planning the commercialization of its robots next year, but beyond the business it serves to launch a reflection on the model of Artificial Intelligence and robotic assistance that will be imposed from now.

Due to the demographic crisis in Western countries and Asian regions such as Japan, the robotics sector has turned towards a model of assistance robotics designed to care for and accompany older people, young children and people with disabilities. An upward business that will be reinforced in the coming years. The robotics market will move, according to estimates managed by the European Commission, about 60,000 million euros each year from 2020.