A portrait of English mathematician Alan Turing became the first artwork by a humanoid robot to be sold at auction, fetching more than $1.0 million on Thursday."Today's record-breaking sale price for the first artwork by a humanoid robot artist to go up for auction marks a moment in the history of modern and contemporary art and reflects the growing intersection between A.

Sotherby's says the Ai-Da Robot work "marks a moment in the history of modern and contemporary art".

A portrait of English mathematician Alan Turing became the first artwork by a humanoid robot to be sold at auction, fetching $1,320,000 yesterday (7 November).  The 2.2 metre (7.5 feet) portrait "A.I.