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Nadia Thalmann, right, a professor at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore, talks to a humanoid robot March 1, 2016, that she and her team created. With her brown hair, soft skin and expressive face, the humanoid is a new brand of robot that could one day, scientists hope, be used as a personal assistant or care provider for the elderly. (CNS/Reuters/Edgar Su)