To hell with the basic Webster definition of a robot: a machine that looks like a human being and performs various complex acts (as walking or talking) of a human being.
I think a more accurate description of a robot is "something mechanical that one forms an emotional attachment because it is cute."
I don't think the robot needs to resemble anything human. Any robotics program on the Discovery Channel is going to have '"robots" that are bug like, dog like, etc and they are all cute. My daughter calls the printer the 'paper robot'. Some microwaves say 'good morning' to you and make lonely people happy. The new washer and dryer my friend just bought sings to him when the wash cycle is complete.
Am I crazy or do you also have a problem with the Webster definition?
PS. This whole thought process began while listening to "Pretty Hate Machine", again. For those frequent readers, there is continuity in this blog.
