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:
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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.
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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.
![Roboter Atlas]([{"name":"landscape_ratio4x3","ratioWidth":4,"ratioHeight":3,"linksForWidth":{"320":"/resource/image/429814/landscape_ratio4x3/320/240/19423472c2ae918e917d4cfaf1c2d66e/3D0D7E31672AD287183CF6F176B555FD/bi-bild3-850x550.jpg","768":"/resource/image/429814/landscape_ratio4x3/768/576/19423472c2ae918e917d4cfaf1c2d66e/4469062FBE7F616E4F0A98C682692D55/bi-bild3-850x550.jpg","1008":"/resource/image/429814/landscape_ratio4x3/1008/756/19423472c2ae918e917d4cfaf1c2d66e/A2DBCAE37B620F2B2908540947DC082E/bi-bild3-850x550.jpg","1296":"/resource/image/429814/landscape_ratio4x3/1296/972/19423472c2ae918e917d4cfaf1c2d66e/974988D3AB88D6D47C482E15526EFF60/bi-bild3-850x550.jpg","3000":"/resource/image/429814/landscape_ratio4x3/3000/2250/19423472c2ae918e917d4cfaf1c2d66e/F5A6463D952B0B0DB943DAD4DB5C46C8/bi-bild3-850x550.jpg"}}] "Roboter Atlas")
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.
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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.
![Roboter Pepper]([{"name":"landscape_ratio4x3","ratioWidth":4,"ratioHeight":3,"linksForWidth":{"320":"/resource/image/429810/landscape_ratio4x3/320/240/73913ca23f9ffe62971db4be96fd967d/E81C81C4226A7C68003E1768C3F6A60E/bi-bild5-850x550.jpg","768":"/resource/image/429810/landscape_ratio4x3/768/576/73913ca23f9ffe62971db4be96fd967d/7A4C74A49FEF5DB1A63453CB6EC30EB5/bi-bild5-850x550.jpg","1008":"/resource/image/429810/landscape_ratio4x3/1008/756/73913ca23f9ffe62971db4be96fd967d/927958CD61D7B62E0F93E46014A7B166/bi-bild5-850x550.jpg","1296":"/resource/image/429810/landscape_ratio4x3/1296/972/73913ca23f9ffe62971db4be96fd967d/8224640411CB99099EC14ECED0AB9B99/bi-bild5-850x550.jpg","3000":"/resource/image/429810/landscape_ratio4x3/3000/2250/73913ca23f9ffe62971db4be96fd967d/83C2366AEB5530289F60C94B332DDDDB/bi-bild5-850x550.jpg"}}] "Roboter Pepper")
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