Aunt Fanny Robots: Comforting Clunkers or Sentient Servants?
Introduction The whirring of a robotic vacuum cleaner as it diligently navigates a cluttered living room. A child giggling as a robotic pet nuzzles against their hand. An elderly person engaging in conversation with a small, empathetic robot designed to alleviate loneliness. These images, once relegated to the realm of science fiction, are rapidly becoming…