Mad Scientist Creates Robot Self

"Japanese Scientist, Hiroshi Ishiguro, has created a remote contolled robot of himself to stand in for him at work. The question is, what else does he send his robot to do for him?"

Too lazy to get out of bed in the morning and drive to work? Hate to go to your 5 year old nephews violin recital? Pffft - those problems are a thing of the past with the new remote controlled you. Hiroshi Ishiguro, a scientist in Japan, has created android of himself - complete with bad hair and characteristic toe taps - to fill in for him at work. Where else can he send this robot him? Oh the possibilities! "No, I am sorry officer, it wasn't me. It was my android".

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