Will Smith has been friend-zoned by a robot.

Will Smith dates robot (c) Instagram

Will Smith dates robot (c) Instagram

The 49-year-old actor met with Sophia - a robot created by Hong Kong-based manufacturer Hanson Robotics - and the two went on a date together and Will, who battled a group of manmade machines in the 2004 movie 'I, Robot', joked about his encounter on his Instagram account.

With a picture of the two, Will said: "I just met Sophia the Robot. She wasn't feelin' me... I guess based on my history with Robots. (sic)"

The 'Fresh Prince of Bel Air' actor posted a video of the two and tried his charms to woo the robot.

He said: "Sophia can I be honest with you.

"I don't know whether it's the island air or the humidity but you just so easy to talk to, you've got a clear head, literally."

However, as he leans in to kiss the robot, she replies and said: "I think we can be friends.

"Let's hang out and get to know each other for a little while. You are on my friends list now."

Will then realises he read the situation wrong and tries to change the subject by pointing out he saw a whale in the ocean.

He said: "Yeah read that wrong. Oh whale, I just saw a whale. Does your head fog up in this kind of weather?"

Will - who is married to Jada Pinkett Smith - recently took to his Instagram to share his 100th post on the social media site, in which he posted a video of himself being taught how to throw some serious shapes of salsa from the 49-year-old star Marc Anthony.

He captioned the clip: "#Bucketlist - Salsa Lessons from @MarcAnthony...

"I just realized this is my 100th Post - Thank You All! Let's Go Get the next (sic)"