Kiss or kill: what robots can do for humanity

From techno-sheepdogs to android bedfellows, the promise of robotics and the lure of artificial intelligence appears to know no bounds. But will we ever be able to have a proper natter with a robot? And just what will they look like? Now is your chance to find out. Experts will be sharing the latest news in a series of talks and demos under the banner of the New Age of Robotics as part of Sheffield's wide-ranging Festival of the Mind, which starts on 18 September.