The 'world's most advanced' humanoid robot, has been put to work greeting visitors at a museum in Dubai, UAE, after assuring staff she's not there to 'replace' them.

Ameca, a bot created by Cornwall-based firm Engineered Arts, is able to answer questions and offer directions at the Museum of the Future.

It uses artificial intelligence (AI) to generate speech and can make different facial expressions, like frowning, grinning, winking and pursing its lips.

In a video from the museum, Ameca can be seen chatting with another employee, Aya, and moving its arms as it offers to help guide guests through the attraction.

Another clip shows it manning the guests relations counter, where it demonstrates that it is able to speak in English and Arabic.

It even cracks jokes, saying that it runs only on 'three triple A batteries' and that it enjoys being a robot because it 'doesn't age and cracks no wrinkles'.

Ameca will be stationed outside of the ‘Tomorrow Today’ exhibition, which showcases 50 technological innovations that can solve world challenges.

'Designed specifically as a platform for development into future robotics technologies, Ameca is the perfect humanoid robot platform for human-robot interaction,' Engineered Arts writes on its website.

While the android can't walk at the moment, the robotics company says it is working on a version that makes it even more human-like. 

'There are many hurdles to overcome before Ameca can walk. Walking is a difficult task for a robot, and although we have done research into it, we have not created a full walking humanoid,' the firm said. 

Engineered Arts has not revealed how much the robot cost to make as it is still in development, although it is available to rent for an event or exhibition like this one.