A robot that emulates a human being in every manner. Unlike the robots in science fiction movies, a hyperrealistic robot is designed to look like a human being with realistic speech, motion and skin. Such robots emulate facial expressions and can even laugh and cry. It could take years, but in time, a hyperrealistic robot may be hard to discern from a real person. See
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Doctor Alfred
Debuting at the Gulf Engineering Technology Exhibition (GITEX) in Dubai in 2021, Dr. Alfred is a hyperrealistic robot who can engage in general conversation in many languages. (Image courtesy of Engineered Arts.)