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The Fading Line Between Robots and Humans
Robot use is increasingly common. And they’re more similar to people than ever.
A Science Museum employee plays a game of ‘paper scissors stone’ with BERTI the robot at The Science Museum’s Antenna Gallery in London. Feb. 17, 2009. BERTI is a life size humanoid robot built to mimic human gestures.
Peter Macdiarmid
The International Robot Exhibition was held in Tokyo, Japan, on Wednesday. Humanoid robots wowed crowds. While the development of life-like robots is still in its infancy, some models have features remarkably similar to humans. Others have even taken on human characteristics. Take a look at some of these human imitators.