A team of researchers has put together the dream of anyone who has watched sci-fi or Airplane; a humanoid robot that can pilot airplanes.

Researchers have built a humanoid robot called Pibot that can pilot a jet without having to make any major modifications to the cockpit.

But this isn’t an animatronic for a new Star Wars attraction. Instead, it’s an actual robot pilot—one that can reportedly learn how to fly a plane simply by reading the manual.

Italian researchers have built a humanoid robot that may one day fly like Iron Man Aerial humanoid robots could one day serve as a first line of emergency responders.

A team of engineers and researchers in Korea is developing a humanoid robot that can fly aircraft without modifying the cockpit. It could also be trained to drive a car or military equipment.

The robot’s memory is so large that it can memorise all Jeppesen navigation charts, a task that is impossible for human pilots.

A humanoid robot known as PIBOT could pave the way toward robot pilots after showing success learning and flying an aircraft.

so Amica, we wanted to make robot as robot, no pretense that it's human and we were more concerned about the movement. With the Mesmer type robots, they need to have a more human look.

A flying humanoid robot is to be used in disaster situations and for inspection work. Until then, the researchers still have work to do.

New footage shows an expressionless iRonCub MK3 robot taking off using four thrusters — two where its arms should be and two in a jetpack on its back.