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Anthropomorphism is the attribution of human traits, emotions, or intentions to non-human entities. [1] It is considered to be an innate tendency of human psychology. [ 2 ] Personification is the related attribution of human form and characteristics to abstract concepts such as nations, emotions, and natural forces, such as seasons and weather.
A humanoid robot is a robot that is based on the general structure of a human, such as a robot that walks on two legs and has an upper torso, or a robot that has two arms, two legs and a head. A humanoid robot does not necessarily look convincingly like a real person, for example, the ASIMO humanoid robot has a helmet instead of a face.
Valkyrie, a humanoid robot, [1] from NASA. A humanoid robot is a robot resembling the human body in shape. The design may be for functional purposes, such as interacting with human tools and environments, for experimental purposes, such as the study of bipedal locomotion, or for other purposes. In general, humanoid robots have a torso, a head ...
Nāga (Devanagari: नाग): half-human half-snake beings from Hindu mythology [2] said to live underground and interact with human beings on the surface. Nüwa: serpentine founding figure from Chinese mythology. Shenlong: a Chinese dragon thunder god, depicted with a human head and a dragon's body.
Giant, giantess – Large beings of human appearance but prodigious size and strength. Gigantes – Race of great strength, aggression, and size in Greek and Roman mythology. Gnome – (Alchemy) Typically said to be a small humanoid that lives underground, bearded and wears a Phrygian cap. Goblin – Small, grotesque humanoids.
Heroic character examples of human-animal anthropomorphic characters include the two protagonists of the 2002 movie The Cat Returns (Japanese title: 猫の恩返し), with the animated film featuring a young girl (named "Haru") being transformed against her will into a feline-human hybrid and fighting a villainous king of the cats with the help ...
The tension between the nonhuman substance and the human appearance—or even human ambitions—of androids is the dramatic impetus behind most of their fictional depictions. [ 4 ] [ 33 ] Some android heroes seek, like Pinocchio , to become human, as in the film Bicentennial Man , [ 33 ] or Data in Star Trek: The Next Generation .
Anthropomorphic reptilian races or beings commonly appear in fantasy and science fiction. They can be based on various reptiles, like lizards, crocodiles, alligators, snakes, dinosaurs, and the fictional dragons. They are often depicted as powerful warriors, though their relative intelligence to humans varies – as with other anthropomorphic ...