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Robot who rejected kiss from actor Will Smith allows man to peck her on cheek

Will flirting with the robot [Photo: Courtesy]

The world's first humanoid robot with real artificial intelligence has given a TV presenter permission to kiss during a bizarre exchange on a live show in Ukraine.

Sophia, a social robot developed by Hanson Robotics, was appearing on the Ukrainian morning show 'Breakfast with 1+1'.

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