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  • Robotics

Android

Android signifies having a human form This term is old and is much used in science fiction to denote a robot with a human appearance, in the form of a noun ("an android") or an adjective ("an android robot"). Today, robotics engineers prefer the word anthropoid.

Three Japanese android (or anthropoid) robots designed at the AIST (Advanced Industrial Science and Technology). From left to right: HRP-2 (2003), HRP-3 (2007) and HRP-4 (2010). © AIST Three Japanese android (or anthropoid) robots designed at the AIST (Advanced Industrial Science and Technology). From left to right: HRP-2 (2003), HRP-3 (2007) and HRP-4 (2010). © AIST


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