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IN THE SPOTLIGHT

Instinctively, Man will want the robot to resemble him, have a heart, and love him just as much as he is capable of loving it back. It’s inevitable. To understand just how real the Humanisation phenomenon of robots is today, take a closer look at the care and attention some kids show their new Tamagotchi* or how attached certain elderly are to their Nao. This behaviour is no different from that seen in France as of late in relation to pets whose once “non-existent” status has shifted to one of human-like dimensions.

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