A model pokes the face of a lookalike humanoid robot called "Geminoid-F."

The robot, purposely built to look like the model, is powered by air pressure, and her motion can be synched to imitate that of a real human being.

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A Kodomoroid communications android from Japan appears at a press preview for the Robots exhibition at London's Science Museum in February 2017.

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Students at the United Arab Emirates University observe the world's first Arabic-speaking, socially interactive robot. 

Lab director Nicholas Mavrides said the human-like Ibn Sina could be used as a receptionist, salesman or shopping assistant in malls. 

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A robot named "Jia Jia" interacts with a technician at the campus of the University of Science and Technology of China in April 2016. 

The team took three years to develop the robot, which can speak, show micro-expressions, and move its lips and body. 

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An elderly man speaks with Kokoro's robot "Actroid" during the opening day of the 2005 World Exposition in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. 

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This robot, "Actroid Repliee," looks exactly like a TV newscaster. 

The robot, seen here on display at the Prototype Robot Exhibition at the 2005 World Expo in Japan in 2005, can move its arms, head and upper part of the body smoothly.

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RA receptionist robot "Saya" expresses anger during the 2005 International Robot Exhibition. Saya is able to communicate with visitors and express her feelings.

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A visitor speaks with female humanoid robot "Minami" at an Osaka department store n May 2013. 

"Minami" can use phrases such as "Do you come alone today?" or "Let's take picture together" when speaking with shoppers.

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Humanoid robot "Actroid DER-2," produced by Kokoro, smiles during the opening ceremony of a robot event in Tokyo in November 2006. 

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A humanoid robot, "HRP-4C," shows off her skills during the Digital Contents Expo in Tokyo in October 2009. 

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Humanoid robot "Mirai Madoka" is demonstrated at the Robot Development & Application Expo trade show in January 2017 in Tokyo. 

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A 5-foot-5-inch humanoid robot, "Actroid," wearing a kimono, gestures at Sanrio's headquarters in Tokyo.

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A dentist from the Showa University Dentistry School demonstrates a treatment on a dental robot patient named "Hanako Showa 2" in June 2011. 

The robot imitates human reactions such as coughing, tongue movement and pain reaction.

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Actroid "Der Kokoro," an android resembling a young Japanese woman, talks with reporters in September 2006 during the Wired Nexfest festival in New York. 

The robot understands common phrases in English and Japanese and can meet, greet and entertain humans. 

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Toshiba's humanoid robot Chihira Junko greets customers at a Tokyo mall in December 2015. The android can guide visitors in Japanese, English and Chinese.

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Toshiba's humanoid robot is shown at the Ceatec electronics show in Chiba, Tokyo, in October 2014. 

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A visitor takes pictures of an android, "Asuna," during the annual Tokyo Designers Week in October  2014. 

The Asuna model is remote-controlled by an operator who monitors visitors by a video camera.

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Researcher Yoshio Matsumoto shows twin humanoid robots at his laboratory in Tsukuba, Japan in July 2014. 

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Toshiba's communication Android robot, named ChihiraAico, speaks to attendees at the Las Vegas Consumer Electronics Show in January 2015.

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A woman stands next to a communication robot during Aichi World Exposition 2005 in Nagakute, Japan.

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Former astronaut Mamoru Mori and Osaka University professor Hiroshi Ishiguro pose with female humanoid robots "Otonaroid" and "Kodomoroid" at the National Museum of Emerging Science and Technology in Tokyo in June 2014. 

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Android actress "Geminoid F" makes a speech before the premiere of her movie "Sayonara," directed by Japanese director Koji Fukada, during the Tokyo International Film Festival in October 2015.

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Osaka University professor Hiroshi Ishiguro displays his latest humanoid robot, "Ononaroid," in June 2014. 

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Japanese actor Ken Matsudaira, clad in a robot suit, smiles next an android robot made in his likeness called "Real Android Matsuken" in November 2013. 

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A humanoid robot, "HRP-4C," developed by Japanese institute AIST, sings songs for a demonstration at the Ceatec exhibition in October 2009. 

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David Hanson, CEO of Hanson Robotics, reacts to "Han the Robot" and "Sophia the Robot" during a demonstration at the RISE Technology Conference in Hong Kong in July 2017. 

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Humanoid "ChihiraAico" greets a customer at a Tokyo department store in April 2015. She is able to smile, sing, and give guidance at the store. 

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Humanoid robot "Otonaroid" talks with communication robots "CommU" and "Sota" during a press conference in Tokyo in January 2015. 

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Visitors take photographs of a humanoid robot at the Robot Development & Application Expo trade show in January 2017 in Tokyo. 

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A receptionist robot, produced by robot maker Kokoro, poses during a demonstration at the company's Tokyo factory in March 2009. The robot moves like a human and can converse with visitors.

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A housemaid robot delivers chocolates to guests during a demonstration at the Robotech exhibition in Tokyo in July 2010. 

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Japan's government sponsored research laboratory, AIST, unveils its new humanoid robot, "HRP-4C", which shows an expression of surprise during a demonstration in March 2009. 

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Humanoid robot "EveR-1" is shown at the 2006 Robot Show in Goyang, South Korea. The robot can sit down, stand on its feet and move all of its limbs.

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