If humanoid robots could convincingly show they feel pain, sadness, and joy, do you think they’d actually be feeling these things or just giving the illusion of it?
It is difficult to say with certainty what a robot would feel if we were able to accurately simulate human emotions. One possibility is that a robot might simply provide the appearance of feeling emotions through physical gestures, facial expressions, or vocalizations. Alternatively, the robot might possess specialized hardware or software designed specifically to detect and respond to emotional stimuli in a way that appears natural to humans.

Ultimately, the extent to which a robot feels emotion may depend on how closely its behavior mimics that of a real human being. If the robot's responses are based on objective measurements of internal states rather than subjective perception, then it may be more likely to genuinely experience the emotions it represents. However, this remains an area of active research and development in the field of artificial intelligence.