Meet Erica, the world's most human-like autonomous android – video

Erica is 23. She speaks with a synthesised voice and has a lot of freedom - but can't move her arms yet. Hiroshi Ishiguro is her 'father' and the so-called bad boy of Japanese robotics. Together they plan to redefine what it means to be human and reveal that the future is closer than we might think

• Erica, the 'most beautiful and intelligent' android, leads Japan's robot revolution