Socialising has a lot of advantages. For example, it makes you active, promotes self-esteem, reduces stress, garners confidence and boosts health. However, sometimes it can be exhausting too, but worry no more; because if you are tired of socialising and are unable to gather enough urge to get out of home, Human Uber’s might just have come at the right time.
Human Uber, or the ChameleonMask, is developed by a Japanese researcher Jun Rekimoto. The device allows a surrogate to strap an Ipad mask on their face and live another person’s life for as long as desired. The ChameleonMask was presented at MIT Tech Review’s EmTech conference on Thursday, where it was described as “a mask-shaped display that shows a remote user’s live face, and a voice channel transmits a remote user’s voice.”
“Human Uber,” developed in Japan, provides a way to attend events remotely using another person’s body. “It’s surprisingly natural” says its inventor, Jin Rekimoto of Sony #emtechasia pic.twitter.com/WZHPVcZ6M0
— will knight (@willknight) January 30, 2018
Rekimoto’s development has been compared to Facetime and other video-calling apps. The only difference between the two technologies is that with Human Uber’s, a person video-interacts with people using the help of a Human Uber who is paid to put on a Screen-mask and transport the customer around places.
Suppose you have planned a picnic with your friends, and at the last moment you had to back-out due to an important life event, or a professional meeting – you can hire someone in a ChameleonMask to go on your behalf and act according to your instructions. You get to witness everything from your laptop or phone screen. The device developer also finds you similar body types, fantastic, isn’t it?
For some people, NO. Not really. People around the Social Media have been unable to digest the idea of a Human Uber.
Some have gone as far as calling it ‘Stupid’
I gotta admit, when I saw “Human Uber” was trending, I envisioned people just getting rides on other people’s shoulders. The real thing was much more stupid.
— Nick Krueger (@RivalsKroogCity) January 31, 2018
Socialising? Nah!
You can now SUCCESSFULLY avoid SOCIAL CONTACT! 😲
“Human Uber,” developed in Japan, provides a way to attend events remotely using another person’s body. 🤖 pic.twitter.com/8iwT8oLfWf
— Larry Kim (@larrykim) February 1, 2018
That’s one way to advertise your product
Have you guys seen our brand-new, state-of-the-art #GFUELUber technology?! It was vaguely inspired by “Human Uber.” Now, you can have a Tub of G FUEL show up to an event instead of you! What a time to be alive! pic.twitter.com/klAxsKpVA8
— G FUEL® (@GFuelEnergy) February 1, 2018
Understandable
What i thought when i saw Human Uber trending pic.twitter.com/0IMOMAoLde
— Chris. ☜(ﾟヮﾟ☜) (@_KrisR_) January 31, 2018
It was not all bad, however. A user rightfully suggested that a Human Uber could help the disabled.
Isn’t it great when ableist Twitter discovers an interesting tool that could serious improve Disabled people’s lives and immediately declares it awful?
Yeah. Human Uber is only the latest instance of this bullshit.
— Eb (@EbThen) January 31, 2018
The discovery sure has it’s pros and cons, but would you like someone else to wear your face around the city?