{"id":381016,"date":"2010-03-02T01:25:16","date_gmt":"2010-03-02T06:25:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/surrogate-robots-fact--fiction\/14330\/"},"modified":"2010-03-02T01:25:16","modified_gmt":"2010-03-02T06:25:16","slug":"surrogate-robots-more-fact-than-fiction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/381016","title":{"rendered":"Surrogate robots: more fact than fiction?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/pictures\/hero\/surrogates.jpg\" alt=\"Bruce Willis in the movie 'Surrogates'. Art imitating life, or vice versa?\"><\/p>\n<p>Gizmag recently took part in a virtual round table with futurist Dr James Canton and prosthetics expert Randall Alley to look at the role robots &#8211; particularly surrogate robots &#8211;  will play in mankind&#8217;s future. The fascinating discussion ranged from the technology itself through to security issues and ethics surrounding the implementation of surrogate robots in our future societies. So when <em>will<\/em> you be able to send your robotic surrogate-self to the shop for a loaf of bread while you relax in front of the TV?..<\/p>\n<p><b>Tags:<\/b> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/tag\/avatar\/\" rel=\"tag\">Avatar<\/a>,<br \/>\n <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/tag\/clone\/\" rel=\"tag\">clone<\/a>,<br \/>\n <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/tag\/prosthesis\/\" rel=\"tag\">Prosthesis<\/a>,<br \/>\n <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/tag\/robot\/\" rel=\"tag\">Robot<\/a>,<br \/>\n <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/tag\/robotics\/\" rel=\"tag\">Robotics<\/a>,<br \/>\n <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/tag\/surrogate\/\" rel=\"tag\">Surrogate<\/a>,<br \/>\n <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/tag\/virtual+reality\/\" rel=\"tag\">Virtual Reality<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Related Articles:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/anybots-qa-telepresence-robot\/10943\/\">Anybots&#8217; QA telepresence robot<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/go\/1979\/\">Robot surrogate lets you be two places at once<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/go\/5790\/\">Airborne Laser demonstrates optical beam train<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/go\/3459\/\">Robotic Doctor marks breakthrough in telemedicine<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/eu-project-demonstrates-emotional-robots\/10413\/\">EU project demonstrates emotional robots<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/boeing-airborne-laser-shoots-first-missile\/12567\/\">Boeing Airborne Laser &#8216;shoots down&#8217; first missile <\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/or2W_4YBHcpC6TEpwmBAh3ZFfKE\/0\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/or2W_4YBHcpC6TEpwmBAh3ZFfKE\/0\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/or2W_4YBHcpC6TEpwmBAh3ZFfKE\/1\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/or2W_4YBHcpC6TEpwmBAh3ZFfKE\/1\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?a=GLg16Vx31U8:hiawZjooZKQ:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?a=GLg16Vx31U8:hiawZjooZKQ:H0mrP-F8Qgo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?d=H0mrP-F8Qgo\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?a=GLg16Vx31U8:hiawZjooZKQ:V_sGLiPBpWU\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?i=GLg16Vx31U8:hiawZjooZKQ:V_sGLiPBpWU\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?a=GLg16Vx31U8:hiawZjooZKQ:wF9xT3WuBAs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?i=GLg16Vx31U8:hiawZjooZKQ:wF9xT3WuBAs\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?a=GLg16Vx31U8:hiawZjooZKQ:7Q72WNTAKBA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?d=7Q72WNTAKBA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine\/~4\/GLg16Vx31U8\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gizmag recently took part in a virtual round table with futurist Dr James Canton and prosthetics expert Randall Alley to look at the role robots &#8211; particularly surrogate robots &#8211; will play in mankind&#8217;s future. 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