Can Robots Teach Us What It Means To Be Human?

Could you hit a toy robot with a hammer? The answer to that question might tell you more about yourself than you'd think. If you've seen the TV series Westworld, you may remember this line. A man named William has just arrived at Westworld, a sort of wild west theme park where people can interact with human-like robots. We have some indication that we can measure people's empathy using robots, which is pretty interesting. The host who greets him looks and sounds 100 percent human.