Humanoid
adjective
Having an appearance or character that is similar to a human.
The robot at the museum was humanoid, walking upright and having arms and a face like a person's.
Often appears as...
- humanoid robots
- humanoid figure
noun
A being that has human-like features or characteristics.
The science fiction book was filled with humanoid characters from other planets.
Often appears as...
- humanoid robot
- alien humanoid
adjective
Having an appearance or character that is similar to a human.
The robot at the museum was humanoid, walking upright and having arms and a face like a person's.
Often appears as...
- humanoid robots
- humanoid figure
noun
A being that has human-like features or characteristics.
The science fiction book was filled with humanoid characters from other planets.
Often appears as...
- humanoid robot
- alien humanoid
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Pro Tip 1/3Similarity to Humans
Use 'humanoid' to describe something that looks or acts like a human but isn't one.
The humanoid machines worked alongside the employees.
Pro Tip 2/3Robotic Context
'Humanoid' often refers to robots designed to mimic human form and behavior.
Companies are investing in humanoid technology for customer service.
Pro Tip 3/3Science Fiction Use
In sci-fi, 'humanoid' can describe aliens with human-like features.
She drew a picture of a humanoid being with two heads.
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anthropoidanthropomorphize
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Elon Musk: A future...
Right. You know, so from a sensors and actuators standpoint, it's certainly been demonstrated by many that it's possible to make a humanoid robot. The things that are currently missing are enough intelligence for the robot to navigate the real world and do useful things without being explicitly instructed.
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Elon Musk talks Twitter,...
and then we'll see rapid growth year over year of the usefulness of the humanoid robots um and decrease in cost and scaling out production help me on the economics of this so what what do you picture the cost of one of these being well i think the cost is actually not going to be uh crazy high
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How do you know whom to...
You believe that you were born on a particular date, that you were born to two human parents and that each of your human parents was born on an earlier date. You believe that other human beings have thoughts and feelings like you do and that you are not surrounded by humanoid robots.
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Meet Spot, the robot dog...
as it goes up the stairs. And believe me, getting it to do what it's supposed to do in those circumstances is a real challenge, but the result is something that's going to generalize and make robots much more autonomous than they would be otherwise. This is Atlas, a humanoid robot.
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What will future jobs...
The reason it's different is that, just in the past few years, our machines have started demonstrating skills they have never, ever had understanding, speaking, hearing, seeing, answering, writing, and they're still acquiring new skills. For example, mobile humanoid robots
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What if AI learned more...
from competing against other AI this is a pair of humanoid robots that are trying to land a soccer goal and while the red AI has a pretty nice kick the blue AI is a step ahead and can cleanly block it and all of this is without any human instruction we never told the AI
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Dennis Hong: My 7...
we want to have full-size, autonomous humanoid robots play soccer against the human World Cup champions and win. It's a true, actual goal. It's a very ambitious goal, but we truly believe we can do it. This is last year in China.
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Is Humanity Smart Enough...
Other humanoid life forms have come and gone. We find their traces. We search for their stories. But we are the success story. We've survived natural disasters, famines, floods, earthquakes, plagues,
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The Future of Artificial...
I think for a lot of people the word robot conjures up a humanoid robot. I think that's a little bit different. I try to disavow people of that, because human body--
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We're building a...
So when people voice fears of artificial intelligence, very often, they invoke images of humanoid robots run amok. You know? Terminator?
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Elon Musk: A future...
Right. You know, so from a sensors and actuators standpoint, it's certainly been demonstrated by many that it's possible to make a humanoid robot. The things that are currently missing are enough intelligence for the robot to navigate the real world and do useful things without being explicitly instructed.
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Elon Musk talks Twitter,...
and then we'll see rapid growth year over year of the usefulness of the humanoid robots um and decrease in cost and scaling out production help me on the economics of this so what what do you picture the cost of one of these being well i think the cost is actually not going to be uh crazy high
Video examples
How do you know whom to...
You believe that you were born on a particular date, that you were born to two human parents and that each of your human parents was born on an earlier date. You believe that other human beings have thoughts and feelings like you do and that you are not surrounded by humanoid robots.
Video examples
Meet Spot, the robot dog...
as it goes up the stairs. And believe me, getting it to do what it's supposed to do in those circumstances is a real challenge, but the result is something that's going to generalize and make robots much more autonomous than they would be otherwise. This is Atlas, a humanoid robot.
Video examples
What will future jobs...
The reason it's different is that, just in the past few years, our machines have started demonstrating skills they have never, ever had understanding, speaking, hearing, seeing, answering, writing, and they're still acquiring new skills. For example, mobile humanoid robots
Video examples
What if AI learned more...
from competing against other AI this is a pair of humanoid robots that are trying to land a soccer goal and while the red AI has a pretty nice kick the blue AI is a step ahead and can cleanly block it and all of this is without any human instruction we never told the AI
Video examples
Dennis Hong: My 7...
we want to have full-size, autonomous humanoid robots play soccer against the human World Cup champions and win. It's a true, actual goal. It's a very ambitious goal, but we truly believe we can do it. This is last year in China.
Video examples
Is Humanity Smart Enough...
Other humanoid life forms have come and gone. We find their traces. We search for their stories. But we are the success story. We've survived natural disasters, famines, floods, earthquakes, plagues,
Video examples
The Future of Artificial...
I think for a lot of people the word robot conjures up a humanoid robot. I think that's a little bit different. I try to disavow people of that, because human body--
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We're building a...
So when people voice fears of artificial intelligence, very often, they invoke images of humanoid robots run amok. You know? Terminator?
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Gregory Maguire
American Novelist
The story of 'Mirror Mirror' is in many ways a story about evolution. It's about the evolution of a child into an adult. It's about the evolution of those dwarves into something a little less rock-like, a little more humanoid. It's about the evolution of history, too, from the darkness of the Middle Ages into the light of the Age of Reason.
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Colin Angle
American Businessman
If you ask the typical two- or three-year-old or a teenager what a robot is, they will think about a humanoid that does my homework for me or walks the dog. When I go and talk to kids and pull out the Roomba, it's not this big 'Wow!' moment.
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Colin Angle
American Businessman
We will not have humanoid androids. It's interesting: when you start trying to make robots look more human, you end up making them look more grotesque. It takes very little to go from super-attractive robot to hideous robot.
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Nolan Bushnell
American Businessman
When I was running Atari, violence against humanoid figures was not allowed. We'd let you shoot at a tank... but we drew the line at shooting at people, with blood splattering everywhere.
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Dr. John
American Musician
I been trying to clean up my act with my children for a long time. And I pretty much got them all talking to me now. And they accept me as a humanoid again.
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David S. Goyer
American Director
I always felt that if we ever encountered an alien species, they wouldn't look like us or even be humanoid, like 'E.T.
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Gregory Maguire
American Novelist
The story of 'Mirror Mirror' is in many ways a story about evolution. It's about the evolution of a child into an adult. It's about the evolution of those dwarves into something a little less rock-like, a little more humanoid. It's about the evolution of history, too, from the darkness of the Middle Ages into the light of the Age of Reason.
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Colin Angle
American Businessman
If you ask the typical two- or three-year-old or a teenager what a robot is, they will think about a humanoid that does my homework for me or walks the dog. When I go and talk to kids and pull out the Roomba, it's not this big 'Wow!' moment.
Quote examples
Colin Angle
American Businessman
We will not have humanoid androids. It's interesting: when you start trying to make robots look more human, you end up making them look more grotesque. It takes very little to go from super-attractive robot to hideous robot.
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Nolan Bushnell
American Businessman
When I was running Atari, violence against humanoid figures was not allowed. We'd let you shoot at a tank... but we drew the line at shooting at people, with blood splattering everywhere.
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Dr. John
American Musician
I been trying to clean up my act with my children for a long time. And I pretty much got them all talking to me now. And they accept me as a humanoid again.
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David S. Goyer
American Director
I always felt that if we ever encountered an alien species, they wouldn't look like us or even be humanoid, like 'E.T.
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