​Companies Want to Replicate Your Dead Loved Ones With Robot Clones

In 2003, the wife of a 55-year-old Vietnamese carpenter named Le Van died. Heartbroken, he dug up her grave, cast her body in clay and slept next to “her” for five years. The story is unsettling, but there’s also something universal about his struggle to let go. Read full Article

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​Companies Want to Replicate Your Dead Loved Ones With Robot Clones

In 2003, the wife of a 55-year-old Vietnamese carpenter named Le Van died. Heartbroken, he dug up her grave, cast her body in clay and slept next to “her” for five years. The story is unsettling, but there’s also something universal about his struggle to let go. Read full Article

Author: Gerd Leonhard

Companies Want to Replicate Your Dead Loved Ones With Robot Clones