as in human
looking or acting like a human being
humanoid robots The movie is about humanoid aliens invading Earth.
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Recent Examples of humanoid
Andrew Liszewski, The Verge, 30 Oct. 2024
That lines up almost exactly with Musk’s estimates for the cost of Tesla’s Optimus robots, a line of humanoid robots that are being put to limited use by the company.
—William Gavin, Quartz, 29 Oct. 2024
Amir Husain, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
All New Atlas | Boston Dynamics Machine learning through computer vision and physical experimentation will eventually allow these humanoids to watch and learn more or less any manual task a human can perform.
—New Atlas, 30 Oct. 2024
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Boston Dynamics has shared another look at the latest version of its humanoid robot, Atlas.
—Andrew Liszewski, The Verge, 30 Oct. 2024
That lines up almost exactly with Musk’s estimates for the cost of Tesla’s Optimus robots, a line of humanoid robots that are being put to limited use by the company.
—William Gavin, Quartz, 29 Oct. 2024
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Their humanoid, Figure 01, is designed specifically for general-purpose material handling, moving goods and helping out in retail applications such as stocking.
—Amir Husain, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
All New Atlas | Boston Dynamics Machine learning through computer vision and physical experimentation will eventually allow these humanoids to watch and learn more or less any manual task a human can perform.
—New Atlas, 30 Oct. 2024
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In response to this glut of fraudulent activity, social media companies and web operators have employed human monitors and machine technology to identify and shut down online scammers.Bob Woods, CNBC, 8 Dec. 2024
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Of note, this will also be the first human spaceflight from SLC-40 as KSC’s pad will be in preparation for the Europa Clipper launch in October.Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 8 Dec. 2024
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There are many Christmas movies about Santa Claus and his elves, about various magical creatures from Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer to Frosty the Snowman, to charm and delight us.Erik Kain, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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The setup risks absurdity—the cast (which includes Nathan) essentially wears gorilla suits—but the premise is developed with meticulous and quasi-biological specificity, anthropological rigor, and imaginative speculation about the creatures’ emotions and senses of selfhood.Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 5 Dec. 2024
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The area has yielded many archeological finds in the past, such as 1.8 million-year-old hominid skull fragments uncovered in 1999 and 2000.Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 5 Dec. 2024
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Two Proto-Humans Shared a Habitat Although plenty of evidence shows that multiple hominids occupied Earth at the same time, the footprints provide the most conclusive signs of more than one hominid species sharing a habitat.Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 28 Nov. 2024
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The person dressed as Santa Claus was then pulled into the building through the 6th-floor window.Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
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For those unable to attend in person, Sundance is expanding access by offering a selection of films online from Jan. 30 to Feb. 2.Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 11 Dec. 2024
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Blanket preemptive pardons remain on table A far more delicate political calculation for Biden will be whether to offer blanket pardons to shield individuals who Trump has threatened.Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
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As lead costume designer Wagner was able to shed a light on history-defining individuals who aren’t household names as they were stationed in Birmingham amid WWII.Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 12 Dec. 2024
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Except Taika bc he’s always been more brilliant than the rest of us mortals.Tommy McArdle, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024
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Not many cars can match that, certainly not ones that wear registration plates and can be driven on the road by ordinary, if very wealthy, mortals.Jason Barlow, WIRED, 6 Oct. 2024
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Get Into the Holiday Spirit by Watching Mariah Carey Bake Christmas Cookies On the set of the Netflix series, there are men and women whose energy rivals that of the town’s patriarch.Fernanda Pérez Sánchez, Vogue, 14 Dec. 2024
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Don't miss these Get to know the Wisconsin radio personality who also serves as in-game hype man at Packers games.JR Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel, 14 Dec. 2024
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The only issue for the Bronx Bombers is that Soto’s contract requires him to play in Queens instead, as Steve Cohen and the Mets were able to land the market’s biggest fish.Tyler Small, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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The state park is also an accessible spot to ice fish.Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Humanoid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/humanoid. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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