YOUR entire body could be swapped out with robot parts as soon as 2070, if a top robotics expert is to be believed.

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The predictions come from robotics boff Chris Middleton, who regularly lectures on the impact that AI-powered machines will have on humanity.

"At some point, 50 or 100 years in the future, might a whole human body become replaceable, editable, or upgradable? I wouldn't bet against it."

"We can already see that some technologies encourage people – unfortunately – to behave more like machines," he said, speaking to the Daily Star.

He used the example of smart speakers like the Amazon Echo, which are making everyday gadgets into human-like devices.

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"Machines are becoming more human. Look at Siri, Alexa and the rest."

"Meanwhile, we're all getting used to being told what to do by machines: walk 10,000 steps a day, run around the park, turn left, turn right, and so on."

"Are our wearable devices simply part of a journey towards incorporating technology into ourselves? I think in the long run, that's inevitable."

He added that we should "all treasure being human while it lasts".

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It's not an entirely new idea – lots of movies have toyed with the concept of a crossover between humans and robots, including The Terminator (1984) and Bicentennial Man (1999).

Hit Channel 4 series 'Humans' also showed the difficult of dealing with robots that had become human-like.

And new Netflix show 'Altered Carbon' imagines a world where humans can transfer their consciousness into lab-grown bodies, or "sleeves".

This means that when your body becomes old or gets sick, you could simply swap your mind into a brand new – and potentially even better – body.

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But Middleton isn't convinced that this sort of dystopian future will definitely come to fruition.

"I'm on the side of human beings. I write about robotics and AI in the real world, because the technologies raise important questions about what sort of society we want, or don't want."

"In the long run, many human beings may simply reject these technologies," he added.