This android technology is already 14 years old, could easily be used to fake someone's death.
Geminoid HI-2 is a tele-operated android that has similar appearance of original person, Hiroshi Ishiguro. Geminoid HI-2 has fifty degrees of freedom that allow Geminoid HI-2 behave like actual humans. We demonstrate to questions that "What is a human presence?" or "Can human precence transfer to a remote place?" by using Geminoid HI-2.
Specifications
Height: 140cm (in sitting)
Width: 100cm(including the floor panel)
Sensors: several tactile sensors
Actuators: 50 pneumatic actuators
Power: External control system.
Air-flow control valves to drive pneumatic actuators
an air compressor
DC power source to control electrical motors
Computing: No processor in the body
Software: system for tele operation
Degrees of Freedom: Total 50
(Head: 13, Body: 15, Arms and Legs total: 22)
Structure and Materials:
plastic skull
metal skeleton
urethane foam fresh
silicone skin