He is an extremely personal project as I’m trying to ... One time, says Liu, a young woman turned her robot into an archetype of a ‘sad boy’. The robot was completely unreliable and had ...

Loneiness is common among seniors. This woman at a long-term care facility in Montgeron, France, treated the robot as a confidant. They were indoors, but she imagined relaxing with it under the sun.

The disconnect goes beyond personal relationships and ... If we allow the hypersexualisation of robots and the increasing objectification of women in media to continue, society risks ingraining ...