do human looking robots exist yet?

the honda robots walk like they're trying to hold something in, but they are acceptable i suppose. as for looking human, androidworld has lots of info on projects worldwide, and they're selling some stuff. of particular interest is a non-anatomically correct silicone android covering that's in the form of human-female that they are selling. it's not the least bit difficult to hire somebody to be a model for an android skin, though they might be a little more willing to do a head and hand cast, just say, 'it'll possibly make you famous'.

Not really. For one, the technology isn't quite there yet. And second, there's a prevailing theory first postulated by robotist Masahiro Mori, which states that unless the immitation is flawless, the minor discrepancies will make the robot seem "creepy" and grotesque.

The technology just isn't there yet. I mean look at Al Gore... absolutely abysmal.

well, there is a lot of leeway when 'to a certain extent' is uttered, robosapien could be said to move like a human if you really get loose with meaning.

The Scientific term for animal (human) automaton is animatronics; maybe try a Google search?

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Do a search for Fumio Hara.

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The real question is: would human-like robots wander around newsgroups and write trolls and start flame wars in an obsessive manner?

When they do, we know our robots have really become humans. ;-)

you been watching 'puppets who kill' all the way down in .au?