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Recent Examples of humanlike
Film, vibration, sound and light converge around a faceless, humanlike figure moving through shifting states of existence.
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Melinda Sheckells, HollywoodReporter, 14 Feb. 2026
The company claims Moya can replicate human micro-expressions, a feature that places it among the most humanlike robots currently under development.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 3 Feb. 2026
Still, more information about the lower body is needed to learn exactly where the species fits into the evolution of humanlike posture and gait.
—K. R. Callaway, Scientific American, 23 Jan. 2026
The new arm offers a more humanlike vantage and a way to peek around corners or over things without exposing the whole robot.
—IEEE Spectrum, 11 Dec. 2025
To some, Aschenbrenner is a rare genius who saw the moment—the coming of humanlike artificial general intelligence, China’s accelerating AI race, and the vast fortunes awaiting those who move first—more clearly than anyone else.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
Melinda Sheckells, HollywoodReporter, 14 Feb. 2026
The company claims Moya can replicate human micro-expressions, a feature that places it among the most humanlike robots currently under development.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 3 Feb. 2026
Still, more information about the lower body is needed to learn exactly where the species fits into the evolution of humanlike posture and gait.
—K. R. Callaway, Scientific American, 23 Jan. 2026
The new arm offers a more humanlike vantage and a way to peek around corners or over things without exposing the whole robot.
—IEEE Spectrum, 11 Dec. 2025
To some, Aschenbrenner is a rare genius who saw the moment—the coming of humanlike artificial general intelligence, China’s accelerating AI race, and the vast fortunes awaiting those who move first—more clearly than anyone else.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for humanlike
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Additional upside, the analyst noted, could come from Tesla's Optimus humanoid segment, which Perry values at over $30 billion.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
4 Mar. 2026
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As global automakers and tech firms accelerate real-world trials, Xiaomi’s latest deployment underscores how humanoid robots are steadily moving from experimental prototypes toward practical roles on factory floors.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Mar. 2026
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No human journalist was harmed in this experiment.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
2 Mar. 2026
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Whatever Americans think about what occurred this weekend, with the attendant death, economic disruption and other horrible human costs of war, to wish for anything other than that is to betray the brave Iranian people and its worried but hopeful diaspora, amply represented in our city.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Mar. 2026
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Over ten million years ago, long before the human species existed, our hominid ancestors adapted to metabolize alcohol.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Jan. 2026
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The team used laser ablation mass spectrometry (LA-MS), a technique that uses direct micro-scale sampling to provide high-precision elemental and isotope analyses of solid materials, to scan Neanderthal molars and other hominid fossils.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Humanlike.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/humanlike. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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