Robo-relationships are virtually assured: British experts

As he looks down into its big, dark eyes, it turns its head towards him and blinks, looking contented as it curls a bony white finger around his hand. But the "baby" is not human. And it looks more like Gollum from "The Lord Of The Rings" wearing a hemp romper suit, than a gurgly infant. Meet Heart Robot, a flexible, plastic puppet with robotic features that has been programmed to react to sound, touch and nearby movements. Heart Robot, so called because its red "heart" is visible on the left side of its body and beats at different rates, is certainly getting more attention than its menacing-looking counterpart, iC Hexapod, nearby.