humanlike

adjective

Definition of humanlikenext
as in humanoid

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  1. humanoid
  2. human
  3. hominid
Adjective
  • Tesla demonstrated the latest iteration of its humanoid robot, codenamed Optimus after the Transformers character, in front of a stunned audience at its We Robot event in October.
    Bernard Marr, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
  • The cave is most notable for the discovery of a 55,000-year-old humanoid skull by a team from Case Western Reserve.
    Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of humanoid
Adjective
  • While the advancement of artificial intelligence has emerged as a threat to jobs, voice actors say AI is a long way from living up to human voice talent.
    Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Something that first entered the conception conversation back in the ‘50s when Masters and Johnson were taking a scientific approach to understanding human sexuality.
    Fiorella Valdesolo, Vogue, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of human
Adjective
  • If the researchers can extend their findings to earlier spheroids found in Africa, from the Oldowan stone industry, then the balls could serve as some of the first evidence of hominid intelligence.
    Matt Hrodey, Discover Magazine, 18 Sep. 2023
  • Generations that lived through the stark 117,000-year period helped to rebuild hominid populations in Europe and Asia to a relatively stable level of about 27,160 breeders.
    Matt Hrodey, Discover Magazine, 6 Sep. 2023
Definition of hominid
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