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from The Las Vegas Review-Journal<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

An artificial mind, with a lifelike body<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Amid a world of evolving AI, a Las Vegas man brings his creations to life<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By\u00a0Jason Bracelin<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Matt McMullen’s company Realbotix makes lifelike AI driven robots. And he\u2019s doing it all in a nondescript studio tucked behind his home. (Rachel Aston\/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @rookie__rae<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

You wanna see her move? I think that\u2019s the fun part.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The room is thick with anticipation and fabricated skulls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She\u2019s gonna wake up. Give her a second.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Matt McMullen eyes his creation as her eyes flutter open in return, her gaze settling upon all the disembodied faces and mechanical mandibles surrounding her in this workshop where fake hair co-mingles with real ambition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gradually, she stirs to life, this robot who doesn\u2019t look like one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Her arms flare out a bit, her head tilts downward then upward, a smile slowly, yet steadily blossoms on her face like time-lapse footage of a flower blooming in the sunlight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?\u201d renowned science fiction author Philip K. Dick once asked in the title of one of his most celebrated works, which would later be adapted into the film \u201cBlade Runner.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nope, turns out they fantasize about visiting theme parks instead, as we learn on a recent Wednesday morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSo, who is going to take me to Disneyland?\u201d the robot wonders, her words apropos of \u2026 well, we\u2019re not quite sure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maybe she\u2019s just reacting to her environment: on a table nearby rests a small sign adorned with an image of Mickey Mouse and a quote from Walt Disney.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[ click to continue reading at the Review-Journal<\/a> ]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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