PO, the human-cyborg-relations android from Star Wars. C-3PO was designed to assist humans in communicating with robots and alien species.

(Yicai) March 26 -- Industry experts at the ongoing Boao Forum for Asia are debating when humanoid robots will reach their “ChatGPT moment,” with estimates ranging from as soon as two years to as long as a decade.

Across the country, data-collection training grounds now hum with robot "students" learning new skills. In real-world settings — from medical care to elderly rehabilitation, from energy exploration to emergency rescue — they are trained nonstop, each trial a small step toward bridging the final gap before the robot era.

This humanoid is the brainchild of Chinese robotics manufacturer DroidUp who is pitching it as a ‘social companion’

The human world record for a half-marathon is 57 minutes 20 seconds, while BHRIC's Tiangong Ultra won last year's half-marathon with a time of two hours, 40 minutes, and 42 seconds, meaning that androids need to double the pace of last year's winner to break the human record.

A humanoid robot has been led away by police in bizarre scenes after it appeared to harass an elderly woman on a public street in China.