Can a robot become a friend? As robots begin to comfort disaster survivors, care for children and the elderly and serve as companions for the lonely, they increasingly offer the promise – and risk – of redefining human-machine relationships. There’s a really interesting article in COMPASS magazine that addresses this question.

What do you think?

http://compassmag.3ds.com/1-2014#/1-2014/Society/MY-ROBOT-MY-FRIEND