Who wants to live forever? Russian project aims to transplant a human brain into a 'Davros'-style robot body within 10 years

• Entrepreneur claims to have 100 scientists working on project
• Aims to 'transplant' human mind into robot body in 10 years
• Claims 'next stage' of science is to create a 'new human body'
• 'This project is leading to immortality,' says Dmitry Itskov

By Rob Waugh

Last updated at 3:32 PM on 29th February 2012

Human minds could be downloaded into robots within 10 years, allowing human beings to 'live forever', says the Russian entrepreneur who heads a hi-tech research project called 'Avatar'.

Itskov, a media entrepreneur, claims to have hired 100 scientists to reach this goal - and is now looking for other scientists to help with the project.

'This project is leading down the road to immortality,' says Itskov. 'A person with a perfect Avatar will be able to remain part of society. People don’t want to die.'

‘I understand these are some very big challenges for scientists,’ Itskov says. ‘But I believe in something you call ‘The American Dream.’ If you put all your energy and time into something, you can make it a reality. 


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