The robotic head of Philip K. Dick has apparently been rebuilt by Hanson Robotics. The Dutch public broadcasting corporation VPRO sponsored the effort.
(Rebuilt robotic head of Philip K. Dick)
The original head (which I saw at NextFest 2005) was lost in transit in 2006.
This video has been tweeted by Hanson Robotics, so I'm pretty sure it's genuine.
Given Philip K. Dick's fascination with robots, the creation of a PKD robotic head is inexpressibly ironic.
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