Fred, an Eerily Lifelike Android, Visited a Pub to Promote WestWorld (and the Robot Uprising)

Now TV's stunt hypes Season 2 of the sci-fi hit

Fred’s just a normal bloke with normal thoughts: He hates sunny weather, thinks humans are inferior to machines and randomly asks strangers if they’d like to meet their maker.

OK so maybe he’s a bit of a sociopath, but that’s apropos for his role as a spokes-robot promoting the upcoming Season 2 premiere of WestWorld.

Now TV, which streams the show for British audiences, worked with stunt-savvy PR firm Taylor Herring to commission Fred, a generally lifelike android built by five specialists from Engineered

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