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Schwarzenegger files $10mn lawsuit against Russian robot firm over 'Arnie android' doppelganger
Former California governor and Hollywood hulk Arnold Schwarzenegger has sued a Russian company for $10 million for reportedly using his likeness and voice for a humanoid showcased at a recent tech expo.
The firm, Promobot, flaunted its prototype 'Arnie android' at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas in January. The company's co-founder Oleg Kivokurtsev even exhibited the Schwarzenegger robo-clone during an interview with CTV news.
Videos show the Arnold lookalike interacting with humans and answering questions.
According to Promobot's website, the bot – which is only a shoulder-up recreation of Arnold – costs around $25,000 and can be customized to look like "any human on Earth." It's capable of more than 600 facial movements and expressions, the firm claims.
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