I just got an auction listing for a company that was using "Anthropomorphic" welding robots. I wasn't familiar with that term so I googled it, and I guess it means "possessing human qualities".. Which doesn't really tell me anything :)

Applied to the context of robotics, what does this indicate? Just catchy advertising jargon written by someone that doesn't know robotics?

Its an attempt to placate the welding and pipe fitting unions worried about job losses for humans..

That's new....anthropomorphic should be interpreted as "man shaped" (excuse me, "Human-shaped"), so it is probably articulated like a human arm - shoulder, elbow, writst joints. my guess.

Anthropomorphic robots are robots with 6 (usually) revolute joints and are usually refered to as robotic arms. They're one of the most common types of robots. Yes, they are usually shaped kind of like a human arm.