Might you mistake one for a human? Not quite yet, but we're well on our way there. Humanoid robots are made to resemble people in their physical structure and movements. See a few of the most impressive examples in this slide show:
Sophia resembles a human in both her look and behavior. She can imitate 62 facial expressions, talk and make eye contact. One possible use case for her is health care.
Astronauts on space missions might get support from humanoid robots in a few years. Valkyrie, also known as "R5", is 1.8 meters tall, weighs more than 130 kilos and was developed to take part in future Mars missions.
Atlas was developed on behalf of the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) for deployment in disaster areas. The 150-kilo colossus keeps its footing even on slippery snow. And if it does fall down, it simply gets up again.
Its name is Mark1, but bears more of a resemblance to Scarlett Johansson – a Chinese designer's personal android. 50,000 dollars and one-and-a-half years of work went into this robot lady; most of its components were made on a 3D printer.
