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Fiona Jackson

Creepy humanoid robot face learned to move its lips more accurately by staring at itself in the mirror, then watching YouTube

Can you be certain the person talking to you is 100% absolutely not a robot? Soon, you might not be so sure.

For the first time, scientists have built a robot that can move its mouth exactly like a human. This means it avoids the so-called "uncanny valley" effect, where a bot’s actions appear unsettling because they are uncomfortably close to natural — but don't quite meet that threshold.

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