Firm needs a face for robot fleet

Are you exceptionally fond of your face?

More specifically: Are you so fond of your face that you'd like to see it plastered on a global fleet of humanoid robots for years to come?

If you answered "yes" to both questions — which should hardly be surprising in the "selfie" era — a British engineering and manufacturing firm wants to hear from you. That firm, Geomiq, claims it's been hired by a mysterious robotics company to put out a call for photo submissions. The reason: Said company has developed a humanoid robot that is nearing completion, but still in need of the right visage.

The line between an epic ego boost and a nightmare from a "Black Mirror" episode, it seems, has never been thinner.

In a statement posted online, Geomiq says the robotics company — which remains unnamed due to an apparent nondisclosure agreement — isn't looking for just any old face, but a "kind and friendly" one that will may be reproduced "on potentially thousands of versions of the robots worldwide," according to the statement.

Geomiq notes that theirs is a "unique request." As if trying to outdo that understatement, the company points out that licensing one's face to a humanoid robotic project of unknown origin is, after all, "potentially an extremely big decision." Potentially, indeed. But, they add, a nearly $130,000 enticement awaits the bold individual who agrees to let the robotics company license their visage, likely altering the course of their life forever.

Because the internet is an unregulated house of mirrors, it's unclear whether Geomiq's request is a daring social experiment, a prank, or a legitimate plea for assistance.