humanoid A humanoid (; from English ''human'' and ''-oid'' "resembling") is a non-human entity with human form or characteristics. The earliest recorded use of the term, in 1870, referred to indigenous peoples in areas colonized by Europeans. By the 20t ...

is any being whose body structure resembles that of a human (e.g. bipedal). Humanoid may also refer to: *

hominid The Hominidae (), whose members are known as the great apes or hominids (), are a taxonomic family of primates that includes eight extant species in four genera: '' Pongo'' (the Bornean, Sumatran and Tapanuli orangutan); ''Gorilla'' (the east ...

, family of apes that includes eight extant species *

Humanoid robot 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 pur ...

, non-fictional robots

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The Creation of the Humanoids ''The Creation of the Humanoids'' is a 1962 American science fiction film release, directed by Wesley Barry and starring Don Megowan, Erica Elliot, Frances McCann, Don Doolittle, and Dudley Manlove. The film is not based on the plot of Jack Will ...

'', a 1962 film based on the novel * ''

Humanoids from the Deep ''Humanoids from the Deep'' (released as ''Monster'' in Europe and Japan) is a 1980 American science fiction horror film starring Doug McClure, Ann Turkel, and Vic Morrow. Roger Corman served as the film's uncredited executive producer, an ...

'', a 1980 monster movie * ''Humanoids from the Deep'' (1996 film), a 1996 film remake * ''The Humanoid'' (film), a 1979 film directed by Aldo Lado * ''

Humanoid Monster Bem is a 26-episode Japanese anime television series, which first aired on Fuji TV between October 7, 1968 and March 31, 1969, on its 19:30–20:00 timeslot. The series was later remade into a second anime television series, which premiere ...

'', Japanese anime television series

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* ''Humanoid'' (album), a 2009 album by German rock band Tokio Hotel * ''

Humanoid City Live ''Humanoid City Live'' is a live DVD and CD by German band Tokio Hotel, released on July 20, 2010. It was recorded on April 12, 2010, at the Mediolanum Forum in Milan, Italy, during their Welcome to Humanoid City Tour. The DVD bonus material incl ...

'', a 2010 live album by German band Tokio Hotel * ''Humanoids'' (album), 2012 album by South Korean pop duo TVXQ * "Humanoid", a song on the 2007 Chevelle album ''

Vena Sera ''Vena Sera'' is the fourth studio album by American rock band Chevelle, released on April 3, 2007, through Epic Records. Many of the tracks on this album were based on material from unreleased songs the band had previously recorded. The term " ...

'' * Humanoid (band), the name used for early releases by Brian Dougans

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The Humanoids "With Folded Hands ..." is a 1947 science fiction novelette by American writer Jack Williamson. Willamson's influence for this story was the aftermath of World War II and the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and his concern that "some o ...

'', a 1948 novel by Jack Williamson *

Humanoids Publishing A humanoid is any being whose body structure resembles that of a human (e.g. bipedal). Humanoid may also refer to: * hominid, family of apes that includes eight extant species * Humanoid robot, non-fictional robots Arts, entertainment, and media ...

, a comic book publisher *

Humanoid Robotics Project The Humanoid Robotics Project (HRP) is a project for development of general domestic helper robots, sponsored by Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO), spearh ...

, project for development of general domestic helper robots *

Humanoid animation Humanoid Animation (HAnim) is an approved ISO and IEC standard for humanoid modeling and animation. HAnim defines a specification for defining interchangeable human figures so that those characters can be used across a variety of 3D games and simul ...

, standard for humanoid modeling and animation

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