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Mini-Me: The Robot Doll That Looks and Sounds Just Like You

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February 7, 2009

For some it would be the stuff of childhood nightmares, but a Japanese company is creating robot dolls that look just like their customers.

The ‘Look A Like’ dolls were displayed by LittleIsland president Hiroaki Koike at the annual Gift Show in Tokyo.

Customers place their order for a robot doll along with a photo of who they would like it to resemble and six months later they receive a spookily similar ‘Mini-Me’ in the post.

If that wasn’t creepy enough, it can even be taught to sound like you, using an inbuilt microphone, Windows XP computer and voice recognition software.

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February 7, 2009

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