CHRONICLING THE ROBOT INDUSTRY
SINCE 2011 © ROBOT RABBI
My favorite robot movie hands down is Blade Runner (the film adaptation of “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?“). As Blade Runner takes place in the future, three year from now, it raises big ethical questions of disposing of humanoids when they have reached their expiration date… Scientists at the Materials Group at the Italian … Read More
This week the biggest story in the robotic world was not Donald Trump’s misogyny, but Professors Kathleen Richardson’s and Erik Billing’s ban on sex robots. The academics claim that such robots “reinforces or reproduces existing gender inequalities.” As the most popular sci-fi movies, from Blade Runner to Ex Machina, have revolved around this … Read More
Love is in the air, from Capital Hill debating birth control to Superbowl ads – “give and you shall receive.” Robots touch so much of humanity, so why not the most intimate of moments. As the Tin Man exclaimed, a bot wants a heart. As we follow the yellow … Read More