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One way of looking at it is to take The Human(on assumption we are the empirical definition), then chip away at every element which can be reproduced in a robot:
The brain functions for storage/interconnection/transmission.
The endocrine functions for maintaining chemical balance.
The lungs and GI functions for in/out transmission and utilizing surrounding materials.
The skeletal/muscular functions for support and movement.
The carbon-based cellular form with DNA master programming I'd guess sets most life apart from non-life here on earth, but there could be other forms.
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