Invasion of the humanoids: No, this is not science fiction!

The world's great powers are in a race to create a powerful new species of humans that are not human at all, but they will be used as powerful tools of intimidation and deception

China has published plans to mass-produce humanoid robots by 2025, as Western companies including Elon Musk's Tesla race to produce their own humanoids, The Daily Mail reports.

The British news outlet spoke to leading experts on how humanoid robots could change the world – with one expert saying that the tech will grow exponentially this decade.

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