Humanoid robot springs to life in dystopian viral video: Straight out of science fiction

It’s alive!An eerily realistic humanoid robot — purported to be the “world’s first bipedal, musculoskeletal android” — twitched to life in a viral clip, which viewers have slammed as “dystopian” and “terrifying.”Created by Clone Robotics, the faceless “Protoclone” is manufactured with a body to look as lifelike as possible — muscles, tendons, joints and all.In a video posted on X, which has scored over 32 million views, the Protoclone is suspended in the air as its limbs jerk and spasm, its arms moving at the elbows and legs bending at the knees.While the company celebrated its technological fete, users weren’t impressed.“While every normal person looks at dystopian sci-fi films as cautionary tales, nerds see them as instruction manuals,” scoffed one critic.“Creepy.

As.F-k,” declared another user.

“Why is the human race hellbent on self-destruction?”“We had a good run, fellow humans,” one defeated person wrote.“I actually feel sick after watching this,” someone else chimed in.The Post has contacted Clone Robotics for comment.The company claims that the Protoclone android can walk, talk, complete chores and more — just like any human could.“Do it yourself once.Clone will do it forever,” the tagline on the company’s site reads.The bot, which will be available for preorder this year, memorizes the layout of your home and kitchen inventory, washes dishes and clothes, makes sandwiches and pours drinks, sets the table, holds and retrieves items, vacuums and cleans, shakes hands and even talks.

Protoclone, which is also championed for its ability to walk “naturally,” is equipped with a “Telekinesis training platform,” meaning it can learn new skills.According to Clone Robotics’ website, the android contains muscular, skeletal, nervous and vascular systems.The durable robot has the same number of bones as humans — 206 — which are made from “cheap and durable polymers,” as well as joints that ar...