Facebook Patented a Mechanical Eyeball

Is Facebook building an android from the eyes down? This new patent might be the first step. Via Gizmodo:

The filing for the “mechanical eyeball 100,” granted back in December, claims the metal orb is, “a robotic eye designed to resemble a [human] eye,” with two rotational axes that intersect at a center point. The design’s descriptions seem pretty sophisticated too, with parts meant to mimic the sclera, retina, and cornea of a human eye as well as the pupil and iris.

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