Geomiq is willing to pay $125,000 if you agree to bequeath your face to a robot

London-based startup Geomiq has announced that it is looking for people who want to make money from their own faces by officially selling them to a robotics company. No, they will not cut off the skin in the literal sense, it is only about the copyright and the possibility to use the appearance of a particular person to create humanoid robots. The price of the deal: $125 thousand.

The operation is top secret, at the request of an unknown customer who positions himself as a major robot manufacturer. The development of a new, effective model of robotic caregiver for the elderly, which needs a real, human face, is coming to an end. Certainly good-natured, friendly, and free of commercial use.

The project is funded by venture capital and foundations in Shanghai and will be implemented tentatively next year, with thousands of robots getting the face they are looking for. Of course, applicants will be selected meticulously, although according to unknown criteria. Geomiq emphasizes that this is not a joke, the request is unique and similar proposals are very rare, so it asks to take the question seriously.