Animatronic baby London 2016, a mechanical human baby with an electronic umbilical cord is displayed, during a press preview for the Robot exhibition held at the Science Museum in London, Tuesday, February 7, 2017. From a 15th century Spanish clockwork monk who kisses his rosary and beats his breast in contrition, to a Japanese “childoid” newsreader, created in 2014 with lifelike facial expressions, the exhibition tracks the development of robotics and mankind's obsession with replicating itself. A total of 100 robots are set in five different historic periods in a show that explores how religion, industrialization, pop culture and visions of the future have shaped society. The exhibition which shows 500 years of mechanical and robotic advances is open to the public form Feb. 8 through to Sept. 3. (Photo by Alastair Grant/AP Photo)





A woman takes a selfie with “RoboThespian” at Robots, a major new exhibition at Science Museum in London, England on February 7, 2017. Exhibition showcases 500-year history of robots, with over 100 robots and the largest collection of humanoid robots ever displayed. (Photo by Tolga Akmen/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)





The mechanical Silver Swan dating from 1774 that have three separate clock work mechanisms by John-Joseph Merlin a Belgian clock maker, during a press preview for the Robots exhibition held at the Science Museum in London, Tuesday, February 7, 2017. The exhibition which shows 500 years of mechanical and robotic advances is open to the public form Feb. 8 through to Sept. 3. (Photo by Alastair Grant/AP Photo)





A robot produced by Japan's Hiroshi Ishiguro Laboratories called “Kodomoroid” Japan 2014 is on view at the ROBOT exhibition at the Science Museum in London on February 7, 2017. (Photo by Ben Stansall/AFP Photo)





A technician adjusts Nao Evolution robot from Japan, during a press preview for the Robots exhibition held at the Science Museum in London, Tuesday, February 7, 2017. (Photo by Alastair Grant/AP Photo)





Charllotte Abbot shakes hands with Pepper an interactive French-Japanese robot, during a press preview for the Robots exhibition held at the Science Museum in London, Tuesday, February 7, 2017. (Photo by Alastair Grant/AP Photo)





A replica of “Maria” robot designed and featured in Fritz Lang's Metropolis on display, during a press preview for the Robots exhibition held at the Science Museum in London, Tuesday, February 7, 2017. (Photo by Alastair Grant/AP Photo)





Animatronic baby London 2016, a mechanical human baby with an electronic umbilical cord is displayed, during a press preview for the Robot exhibition held at the Science Museum in London, Tuesday, February 7, 2017. (Photo by Alastair Grant/AP Photo)





A member of the media tries to attract the attention of Kodomoroid a life like Japanese robot, which is a designed robotic news reader for the Miraikan the Japanese national Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation, during a press preview for the Robots exhibition held at the Science Museum in London, Tuesday, February 7, 2017. (Photo by Alastair Grant/AP Photo)





Charllotte Abbot reacts to the movement of Pepper an interactive French-Japanese robot, during a press preview for the Robots exhibition held at the Science Museum in London, Tuesday, February 7, 2017. (Photo by Alastair Grant/AP Photo)





Artwork by Canadian Louis-Philippe Demers, which shows a wall of artificial skulls with robotic eyes which follow the motion of a visitor, during a press preview for the Robots exhibition held at the Science Museum in London, Tuesday, February 7, 2017. (Photo by Alastair Grant/AP Photo)





A technician adjusts Rob's Open Source Android (ROSAL) which was built in France from 2010-2016, during a press preview for the Robots exhibition held at the Science Museum in London, Tuesday, February 7, 2017. (Photo by Alastair Grant/AP Photo)





A technician holds the hand of Rob's Open Source Android (ROSAL) which was built in France from 2010-2016, during a press preview for the Robot exhibition held at the Science Museum in London, Tuesday, February 7, 2017. (Photo by Alastair Grant/AP Photo)





A member of the media takes a smart phone picture of RpboThespian a British built life size robot, during a press preview for the Robots exhibition held at the Science Museum in London, Tuesday, February 7, 2017. (Photo by Alastair Grant/AP Photo)