# Personalized Robot Replicas Little Island Will Create Mini Me Machines By Nicole Chia | Published 2009-02-06 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/robot-replicas-company-will-make-custom-robot-version-of-you References: [engadget](http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/05/little-island-promises-to-craft-you-in-creepy-robot-form/) & [littleisland.biz](http://littleisland.biz/english/index.htm) A Japanese company called [Little Island](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/little-me-ornaments) has just revealed that they will make a [custom robot version of you](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ai-personas1)--for the right price, of course. The doll will be created in your likeness, will be able to speak in your voice and can be controlled remotely via a LAN connection that will work like VoIP to really freak people out. Other than that, the “robot” itself doesn’t seem to have any robot qualities and is more like a plush doll that can speak in your voice. At over $2000 each, having your own Mini Me isn't cheap, and you’ll have to wait up to 6 weeks after sending in your picture to receive it. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.8/10 - Popularity: 44% | Activity: 61% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 70% men, 30% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Gen Alpha - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [AI](https://www.trendhunter.com/ai) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Customizable Robot Replicas:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop advanced customization options, such as incorporating realistic facial expressions and body movements, to create more lifelike robot replicas. - **Voice-controlled Robotics:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Integrate advanced voice recognition technology to enable more seamless and natural communication between users and their robot replicas. - **Remote-controlled Robotic Avatars:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Enhance the remote control capabilities to allow users to control their robot replicas from anywhere in the world, opening up possibilities for remote work, virtual experiences, and more. ### Who This Affects Most - **Toy Manufacturing:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Combine robotic technology with traditional toy manufacturing processes to create interactive and personalized toys that mimic human likeness. - **Personalized Gifts:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop a market for unique and customized gifts by offering robot replicas as a premium option for customers looking to create a truly personalized gift. - **Virtual Reality:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Merge virtual reality technology with robot replicas to create immersive experiences where users can interact with their robot replicas in virtual environments. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Custom Face Action Figures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tron-identity-program.md) - [Interactive Customizable AI Robots](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/jizai.md) - [Selfie-Based Action Figures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/formlabs.md) - [Personalized Christmas Decor](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/little-me-ornaments.md) - [Consumer-Targeted Humanoids](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/noetix-robotics-bumi.md) - [Programmable Robot Toys](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mini-robots.md) - [Remote-Controlled Humanoid Robots](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mimi-humanoid-robot.md) - [Emotional Lifelike Robots](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lovot.md) - [Open-Source Robot Companions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/reachy-mini.md)