Robots or synthetic organisms designed to look and act like humans (8)

I believe the answer is:

androids

(Other definitions for androids that I've seen before include "Robots that resemble humans" , "Robots in human form as in science fiction" , "Automatons that resemble humans" , "Human-looking robots" , "Communication devices" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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