
Protoclone Android
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Protoclone Android refers to a prototype of a bipedal, musculoskeletal android created by the Polish company Clone Robotics. A video of the white, faceless humanoid robot was posted to Twitter / X in February 2025, showing the machine hanging from a hook and twitching to demonstrate its synthetic muscles, which are designed to mimic human muscle contractions to movement. The video spawned numerous memes and jokes from internet users who deemed the footage to be creepy and unsettling, with many questioning the need to create such a robot. The android drew comparisons to Second Angel Lilith from Neon Genesis, Minos from Ultrakill, Amestrian Mannequin Soldiers from Fullmetal Alchemist and the synthetic androids from Westworld, among others.
History
Protoclone is a humanoid android developed by the Polish robotics company Clone Robotics. The robot is designed to replicate human muscle movement and features hydraulic-powered artificial muscles that mimic the flexibility and strength of biological tissue.
The company claims to be creating the machine in order to undertake tasks that require human dexterity. Clone Robotics announced the release of the prototype in December 2024, laying out the groundwork for their plan to manufacture 279 units of the robot in 2025.[1]
On December 6th, 2024, the robotics company uploaded a video titled, "Torso 2 by Clone with Actuated Abdomen" to its YouTube[7] channel, gathering over 200,000 views in two months.
On February 19th, 2025, the Twitter / X[2] page for Clone Robotics posted a promotional photo showing the robot they call "Protoclone," a faceless, white and muscular android shown to be hanging from a tether as its feet twitch and twist mid-air. The video gathered over 37.4 million views and 53,000 likes in two days.
Protoclone, the world's first bipedal, musculoskeletal android. pic.twitter.com/oIV1yaMSyE
— Clone (@clonerobotics) February 19, 2025
Online Presence
Several internet users posted memes and jokes about the strange and creepy video of the Protoclone following the February 2025 viral video, with X[3] user @samoyed_online posting a tweet on February 19th that read, "yep boss, the promo video is going great. got the twitching humanoid robot strung up on a meat hook and flickering lights. they’ll love it." The post gathered over 190,000 likes in two days.

Also on February 19th, X[4] user @pissvortex quoted the video to joke about the character Lilith from Neon Genesis Evangelion, gathering over 150,000 likes in two days.

Later on February 19th, 2025, X[6] user @DaveOshry posted a Heart Locket GIF meme featuring Minos from Ultrakill, gathering over 5,000 likes in two days.

On February 20th, X[5] user @natwjeq posted fan art of UTAU Vocaloid Adachi Rei hugging the Protoclone, gathering over 27,000 likes in a day.

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External References
[1] The Sun – Creepy Faceless Robot
[2] Twitter / X – clonerobotics
[3] Twitter / X – samoyed_online
[4] Twitter / X – pissvortex
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