TOKYO: A future in which it is difficult to tell man and machine apart could soon become reality, scientists say, after recent robotic breakthroughs in Japan.

But as the once-fantastical idea of wise-cracking android sidekicks takes form in laboratories—and the gap between humans and robots narrows—society faces ethical and legal complications as yet undreamed of, they warn.

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