How to Use humanoid in a Sentence
- The movie is about humanoid aliens invading Earth.
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But yes, there are more and more humanoid robots.
—Austin American Statesman, 5 Jan. 2026
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So, what are humanoid robots good for?
—Drew Bernstein, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
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He is described in lore as having a humanoid figure with a knife-like nose.
—Andrew Daniels, Popular Mechanics, 28 June 2019
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So what's this humanoid companion made of?
—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 29 Oct. 2025
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The teasers feature a classic alien and a humanoid monster with sharp teeth.
—Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR, 15 Aug. 2021
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The companies that win the humanoid race will need to have a great product, for sure.
—John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
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Beijing has even opened the world’s first humanoid robot retail store.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 27 Sep. 2025
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In the first video, the humanoid Atlas robot goes for a swift jog through a yard and even leaps over a log.
—Casey Quackenbush, Time, 11 May 2018
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Two of the final sketches were humanoid ones; these, for me, were the least involving.
—Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 10 July 2018
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In practice, low risk means keeping humanoid robots away from people.
—IEEE Spectrum, 11 Sep. 2025
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All the men are kicked to the curb except for a vaguely humanoid robot donning a baseball cat.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 26 Aug. 2023
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What about humanoid robot soldiers?
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 16 June 2026
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Elsewhere one figure looks like a humanoid bouquet of flowers.
—New York Times, 16 May 2022
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That’s a fact that should put a dash of fear into every humanoid robot competitor.
—John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
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Standing above the corpse is a humanoid figure wearing a strange metal helmet.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2021
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But for now, last-mile delivery (whether utilizing humanoid mode or not) is more of a long term vision.
—IEEE Spectrum, 15 Feb. 2023
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The sculpture shows the serpent god with humanoid facial features and long, tousled hair.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Mar. 2023
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What is still holding humanoid robots back Even with all this progress, one big problem remains.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2026
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Meanwhile, Dobot joined the humanoid race with its Atom model in March.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2025
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Pettitt is also not convinced that the hunters are therianthropes—or even humanoid.
—Kate Wong, Scientific American, 12 Dec. 2019
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The current era of humanoid hype has a clear inauguration date.
—James Vincent, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
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This is like saying that the cats in Cats look slightly more humanoid than my sister’s cat, Jill.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2021
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The frail, gray humanoid figure greets Daniel and Margaret like old friends as they, and the world, stand in awe.
—Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 12 June 2026
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The oldest humanoid figures in European art weren't found on walls.
—Ben Guarino, Anchorage Daily News, 12 Dec. 2019
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If humanoid robots are going to work near people, safety has to be built into the whole system from the start.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 22 June 2026
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While still early, the update points to a future where humanoid robots learn less like machines and more like people.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 13 Jan. 2026
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And in June, Chengdu got its own humanoid traffic-cop to help out on the western city's busy streets.
—New Atlas, 16 Dec. 2025
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For now, the achievement stands as one of the clearest examples yet of how far humanoid agility has advanced.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2025
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For now, the goal is to learn where humanoid robots can safely help crews while reducing physical strain.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2026
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None of this means the humanoids won’t come.
—Robert J. Szczerba, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
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The two humanoid robots are able to keep up our pace.
—Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 4 Mar. 2026
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Not one of them wanted a humanoid.
—Maya Cakmak, IEEE Spectrum, 3 Sep. 2025
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This is far more than most humanoids today.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 30 Apr. 2026
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The question is no longer if humanoids will arrive.
—Ashutosh Saxena, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
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That may sound less exciting than a humanoid helper.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 June 2026
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In parks, some people can even be seen walking their humanoids just like pets.
—John Liu, CNN Money, 30 June 2026
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In the end, Ben, the humanoid, was hit by a truck, and its parts were put up for sale.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2025
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No humanoid aliens or recognisable faces here.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 31 Oct. 2025
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The age of humanoid robots in the workforce is on the horizon.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2025
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Most commenters asked how the humanoid could help humans in daily life.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2025
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Neo is one of a dozen humanoid robots scheduled to hit the market in the next twelve months.
—Stephen Witt, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
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That opens the door for more businesses to adopt humanoid robots.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2026
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These are areas that have held humanoid robots back for years, until now.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026
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For decades, humanoid robots lived in science fiction and in high-tech labs.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2025
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The team described it as the fastest full-size running humanoid robot built to date.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 18 Mar. 2026
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The same, however, cannot be said for humanoids and robots.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2025
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For a humanoid, such dynamic moves are far from trivial.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2025
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But seeing a humanoid robot dance?
—Joe Salas august 30, New Atlas, 30 Aug. 2025
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The humanoid also nails a couple of spins and launches a few punches.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2025
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The cost of a capable robotic arm or even some humanoids has lowered.
—Rishabh Chanana, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
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Many people have been building research robots in the humanoid form for a long time.
—IEEE Spectrum, 2 Apr. 2026
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Now even the people who built those humanoids are treating them as a distraction.
—Eric Sullivan, Scientific American, 6 Jan. 2026
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But of course, the humanoid robots are just one aspect of that industry.
—Austin American Statesman, 5 Jan. 2026
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In a global first, two humanoid robots have performed surgery on a live patient.
—John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
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Gone are the days when China’s humanoid robots were something of a joke.
—Will Barker, TheWeek, 23 Feb. 2026
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What Wells told me just might reframe much of the current humanoid hype cycle.
—John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
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From one looking like a young humanoid dragon to a cool-looking robot.
—Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
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Still, the demand for humanoid robots is unclear.
—Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 8 Jan. 2026
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Height’s other comp is a clay, humanoid character.
—Vic Tafur, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
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