Behind closed doors in the world’s top robotics labs, engineers are crafting machines that don’t just think like us — they look like us too. Using lifelike silicone masks that stretch over robotic skulls, cold metal is transformed into eerily human faces. These hyper-realistic skins mimic muscle movement, facial expressions, even the texture of real skin. Projects like Sophia from Hanson Robotics or ATR’s androids in Japan show how close we are to robots blending into daily life — not only in thought, but in form.
How would you feel if the next person you meet… wasn’t a person at all?
