SURROGATES Tech just 10 Years Away?

Wired.com takes a look at the science fact behind the science fiction of the new comic-based movie 'The Surrogates'.

In the future depicted by the film, everyday people can send a robotic surrogate out into the world in their place, as they sleep at home and mentally control their android double.

In reality, such robots already exist, although they are far less sophisticated than the ones in the movie and require more typical keyboard, joystick, microphone and monitors to control the surrogate robot's off-site actions.

Still futurist Dr. James Canton tells Wired, "In the near future, robots are going to start to look like humans. I think within 10 years we are going to have the world of the Surrogates."