This is an IEEE article about a roboticist who is building androids in order to better understand humans. He's built androids of himself, his daughter, and a newscaster:
http://spectrum.ieee.org/robotics/humanoids/hiroshi-ishiguro-the-man-who-made-a-copy-of-himself (http://spectrum.ieee.org/robotics/humanoids/hiroshi-ishiguro-the-man-who-made-a-copy-of-himself)
After this article, if you look about the page, you might also find a link to a second article (03 Apr 2010) on his latest creation -- an android that smiles and laughs and has more natural facial expressions. Or, just access it here:
http://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/humanoids/040310-geminoid-f-hiroshi-ishiguro-unveils-new-smiling-female-android (http://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/humanoids/040310-geminoid-f-hiroshi-ishiguro-unveils-new-smiling-female-android)
- Malekith
She is so lifelike. Amazing.
I saw some similar tech at Chuck E. Cheese when I was a kid. :-)
I don't know Mike... are you sure it wasn't a Chuck E Cheese employee wearing a costume? :)
Speaking of lifelike, I love Reid from Criminal Minds. Don't know if anyone else is watching it, but this is classic:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkWJwiu0vbI