humanoid

Japanese: humanoid
humanoid

...Historically, it referred to something that has a human-like appearance and can perform the same tasks as humans using machines or electric devices. The robots that appear in manga, animation, and science fiction are examples of this term. Because they are artificially created, they are also called artificial men, and because they resemble humans, they are called androids or humanoids. Cyborgs, which are a combination of organic matter and machines, can also be considered robots in the broad sense, and mechanical dolls (automata) can also be considered precursors to robots.

*Some terminology explanations that mention "humanoid" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…歴史的には人間に近い外観をもち,機械や電動装置で人間と同じような作業ができるものをさしていた。漫画やアニメーション,またSFの中で活躍しているロボットがそれで,人工的につくられるので人造人間artificial man,人間に似たものであることからアンドロイド,ヒューマノイドhumanoidなどとも呼ばれる。有機体と機械を合成したサイボーグも広義のロボットといえ,さらにからくり人形(自動人形automata)の類もロボットの先駆形態と考えることができよう。…

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