07-04-2017 13:00 via theguardian.com

Meet Erica, the world's most human-like autonomous android – video

Erica is 23. She speaks with a synthesised voice and has a lot of freedom – but can’t move her arms yet. Hiroshi Ishiguro is her ‘father’ and the so-called bad boy of Japanese robotics. Together they plan to redefine what it means to be human and reveal that the future is closer than we might thinkErica, the ‘most beautiful and intelligent’ android, leads Japan’s robot revolutionContinue reading...
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