When you hear the term *humanoid robot*, you may think of C-3PO, the human-cyborg-relations android from *Star Wars**.* C-3PO was designed to assist humans in communicating with robots and alien species. The droid, which first appeared on screen in 1977, joined the characters on their adventures, walking, talking, and interacting with the environment like a human. It was ahead of its time. Before the release of *Star Wars*, a few androids did exist and could move and interact with their environment, but none could do so without losing its balance. It wasn’t until 1996 that the first autonomous robot capable of walking without falling was developed in Japan. Honda’s Prototype 2 (P2) was nearly 183 centimeters tall and weighed 210 kilograms. It could control its posture to maintain balance, and it could move multiple joints simultaneously. In recognition of that decades-old feat, P2 has been honored as an IEEE Milestone.…