Human-like ‘Alpha’ robot twitches its synthetic muscles active

(MENAFN) A Polish-American robotics company has unveiled an android prototype, 'Alpha,' that mimics human anatomy with over 1,000 artificial muscles and an intricate “nervous system.” A viral video of the prototype, released on Wednesday, has garnered tens of millions of views, showing a faceless white android suspended in mid-air and twitching as its synthetic muscles activate.

While similar to other humanoid robots like Elon Musk’s Optimus and Boston Dynamics’ Atlas, Alpha stands out due to its unique design principles. It incorporates biomimetics—designs inspired by biological evolution, such as Velcro mimicking plant hooks—aimed at improving the robot's functionality.

The android is an advancement on earlier projects, including a humanoid hand and torso, both capable of delicate tasks while matching human strength and dexterity. Clone Robotics envisions Alpha serving as a domestic assistant, following commands through a natural language interface. The company plans to manufacture 279 units of the robot soon.

The Clone project began in 2014 under the leadership of Polish engineer Lucas Kozlik and later joined by Californian mathematician Dhanush Radhakrishnan. Some media outlets have compared Clone to the lifelike robots in HBO's Westworld, with the company also teasing a future project called Neo, which it describes as a “vision of a limitless future for humanity.”

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