An unnamed robotics firm is searching for the human face of its new robots - and will even pay the successful applicant £100,000 for the privilege. The firm has contacted geomiq.com to help find a ‘kind and friendly’ face for the robots, which will be used as ‘virtual friends’ for elderly people. A spokesperson for Geomiq said: “At this point we’re not allowed to share any more details about the project, but we’re hoping that someone with the right face will get in touch as a result of this public appeal. "But I can't work out why a) it needs a realistically human face; and b) why that face needs to be of a real individual." Meanwhile, others have questioned why the firm is searching for a human face, rather than creating a fake face of its own - much like the famous humanoid robot, Sophia.

Source: Daily Mirror October 16, 2019 11:15 UTC